editc and editw

[sashimohan]

hello all,

could anyone tell me what editc and editw does

thx in advance
sashi

[jamief]

hello all,

could anyone tell me what editc and editw does

thx in advance
sashi

Sashi,

Basically they format decimal data.

edit code Y is for date so 042005 with edit code Y = 04/20/05
the edit word to do the same format would be ' / / '

examples

There are times when programmers need to convert numbers to characters. 
I use %EditC built in function using edit code 'X'. 


Example:

1. Time 34233 (say 3.42.33 am); TextFd = %EditC(Time:'X') 
     Returns '034233' when TextFd is 6A.

2. Number 123; TextFd = %EditC(Number:'X') Returns '000123'

more info

Q. Can I modify the IBM-shipped edit codes 5 through 9, or is that not 
     permitted because an OS/400 program uses them? I want to use 
     edit code 9 to display a YYMMD date format from a six-digit field.

A. Yes, you can modify edit codes 5 through 9 for your own purposes 
    although IBM predefines them. To work with edit descriptions, type 
    GO CMDEDTD at an AS/400 command line to display a list of the available 
    edit description commands. Note that you can't actually modify the edit 
    description; instead, you must delete it with the DLTEDTD command and 
    then create a new one with the CRTEDTD command. You can find more 
    information about creating user-defined edit descriptions in Application  
    Display Programming (SC41-5715).

As an alternative to changing the user-defined edit descriptions, you might
consider using edit words. Edit words provide maximum flexibility in creating 
edit masks.

found an edit word example program

     FQPrint    O    F   80        Printer

     D Unedited        S              8S 2
     D Edited          S              8S 2

     D PhoneBefore     S             10S 0
     D PhoneAfter      S             10S 0

     C                   Eval      UnEdited = 567
     C                   Eval      Edited = 567
     C                   Except    first
     C                   Except    second
     C                   Except    third
     C                   Except    fourth
     C                   Except    fifth
     C                   Except    sixth
     C                   Except    seventh
     C                   Except    eighth
     C                   Except    ninth

     C                   Eval      UnEdited = 123456
     C                   Eval      Edited = 123456
     C                   Except    tenth

     C                   Eval      UnEdited = 567
     C                   Eval      Edited = 567
     C                   Except    eleventh

     C                   Eval      UnEdited = -567
     C                   Eval      Edited = -567
     C                   Except    twelvth
     C                   Except    thirteenth

     C                   Eval      UnEdited = 567
     C                   Eval      Edited = 567
     C                   Except    twelvth
     C                   Except    thirteenth

     C                   Eval      UnEdited = -567
     C                   Eval      Edited = -567
     C                   Except    fourteenth

     C                   Eval      PhoneBefore = 7145551212
     C                   Eval      PhoneAfter =  7145551212
     C                   Except    fifteenth
     C                   Except    sixteenth

     C                   Eval      UnEdited = 567
     C                   Eval      Edited = 567
     C                   Except    seventeent

     C                   Eval      UnEdited = 000000.07
     C                   Eval      Edited = 000000.07
     C                   Except    eighteenth

     C                   Eval      *InLr = *On

     OQPrint    E            First       1  1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '        '

     OQPrint    E            Second         1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '      .  '

     OQPrint    E            Third          1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 ' 0    .  '

     OQPrint    E            Fourth         1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '0         .  '

     OQPrint    E            Fifth          1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '      &  '

     OQPrint    E            Sixth          1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '     *.  '

     OQPrint    E            Seventh        1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '*         .  '

     OQPrint    E            Eighth         1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '     $0.  '

     OQPrint    E            Ninth          1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '$      .  '

     OQPrint    E            Tenth          1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '   ,   .  '

     OQPrint    E            Eleventh       1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '   ,   .  '

     OQPrint    E            Twelvth        1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '        -'

     OQPrint    E            Thirteenth     1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '        CR'

     OQPrint    E            Fourteenth     1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '         Negative'

     OQPrint    E            Fifteenth      1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       PhoneBefore
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       PhoneAfter             '   -   -    '

     OQPrint    E            Sixteenth      1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       PhoneBefore
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       PhoneAfter             '0AREA&   &NO.&   -    '

     OQPrint    E            Seventeent     1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '$      &DOLLARS&  &CTS'

     OQPrint    E            Eighteenth     1
     O                                           15 'UnEdited:  '
     O                       UnEdited
     O                                           45 'Edited:  '
     O                       Edited                 '$      &DOLLARS&  &CTS'

[itp]

I am having trouble forcing a positive/negative sign in front of a number on output using editw.
Is there support for this?

%trim(%editw($AmountVar:'- 0. '))

$AmountVar = 999.99 => +999.99
$AmountVar = -999.99 => -999.99

[MichaelCatalani]

I am having trouble forcing a positive/negative sign in front of a number on output using editw.
Is there support for this?



$AmountVar = 999.99 => +999.99
$AmountVar = -999.99 => -999.99

Use %editc instead.


%EDITC( $AMOUNTVAR : '1' : '+')
Will float the "+" symbol to the left.


%EDITC( $AMOUNTVAR : '1' : '-')
Will float the "-" symbol to the left.


I haven't tested this with these two symbols, but it should work. You wuold have to condition the variable to see if its positive or negative.

 

select;

  when $AmountVar > 0;
    %editc( $AmountVar : '1' : '+') ;

  when $AmountVar < 0;
    %editc( $AmountVar : '1' : '-') ;

  when $AmountVar = 0;
    %editc( $AmountVar : '1' );

endsl;

There might be a better way than this, such as creating a user defined edit code.

[jmckay]

www.rpglanguage.com/editcodes.html

gives the editcodes which can be used with %editc.

It also tells you which will give the minus sign on the left and on the right.