Waterloo SCRIPT string functions

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1 total messages Started by Mark C. Lawrence Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:58

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Author: Mark C. Lawrence
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:58

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REPLY TO 07/21/92 11:19 FROM SCRIPT-L@RICEVM1.BITNET "IBM vs Waterloo SCRIPT
discussion group": Waterloo Script string functions

>Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:18:52 EDT
>From:         "Hannah Appl. Kaufman" <Q2201@PUCC.BITNET>
>Subject:      Waterloo Script string functions
>
>I am trying to create a padded string with leading zeros using
>Waterloo Script 88.1 functions and am having no luck.  The
>simplest would be the &'right function -
>
>.sr num = 11
>.sr newnum = &'right(&num,7,'0')

The problem is occurring in your .sr command; code it as

 .sr newnum = "&'right(&num,7,'0')"

otherwise, SCRIPT sees that you are substituting a numeric value,
and strips the leading zeros.

To:  SCRIPT-L@RICEVM1.BITNET

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