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nadh · Intermediate Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 192 Topics: 89

Hi,

I have a record declared as below

01 rec pic x(100).

I will be getting variable length string into that record. I want to move that data to db2 table field which is of varchar. so I have to find out the length of the string in record.

for eg. A community of and for mvs professionals.

using length function in cobol i'm getting the bytes used by the rec. But my requirement is to find the length of the string. Can any one suggest me how to do it. I have one solution with me that is searching in the record for non space character in the record starting from back. But as this program is to be run in batch it is not effiecient way i believe. Pls. suggest any other way to find the length of the string. in COBOL

Thanks in advance!!!

nadh

kolusu · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:52 am Post subject:

Nadh,

Please search before posting.

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=1282&highlight=length

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=525&highlight=length

Apart from the solutions listed in the above links you can also use

nadh · Intermediate Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 192 Topics: 89

Hi Kolusu,

Thanks for your links.
by the way i want to find the lenth of the string in a record in cobol not in db2.
it will be great if you suggest a method for it.

nadh

Phantom · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 11:47 am Post subject:

nadh,

I think you mis-understood what Kolusu said. He gave u a DB2 Plugin solution. ie. you can use Db2 features inside your cobol program to achieve what you need.

kolusu · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject:

nadh · Intermediate Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 192 Topics: 89

Thank you Kolusu, the links provided by you solved my problem. Thank you very much.

nadh