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klohandansub · Beginner Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 1 Topics: 1

a file contains a list of records with different datatypes.Along with them are some records of comp -3 type.While reading that file,I need to find and pick the only the records that are comp -3.on what basis would i be able to pick them ?

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 4:29 am Post subject:

kloh,
Can you show the input layout please? Never mind the PD field. Let it appear as it appears in the browse.
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Dibakar · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 5:59 am Post subject:

I guess standard requirement would be to give examples of input output.

One guess- If you can open the file in edit mode then

slade · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 12:29 pm Post subject:

Hi Klo,

I don't think you can ID comp-3 fields w/any degree of certainty. To wit:

The string X'0201591C' can represent a comp-3 field +02015911 or it can represent 2 fields: a comp +513 and a comp-3 +5911 or a comp +2102673 and an A/N "A".

regards, Jack.

slade · Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 9:47 am Post subject:

Not that this matters to Klohandansub, but to anyone else reading the thread I'd like to point out an error in my presentation.

The Hex string represented by +2102673 in my example should be 4 bytes, not 3 as represented, i.e. it should be X'00020159'.

However, the point I attempted to make is unchanged.

My apologies, Jack.