Kbase P142969: Numeric format > is replaced by space instead of being suppressed in STRING function
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
02/03/2010 |
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Status: Verified
SYMPTOM(s):
Numeric format > is replaced by space instead of being suppressed in STRING function
string function numeric format > is treated same as z
DEFINE VARIABLE i AS INTEGER NO-UNDO.
i = 123.
MESSAGE
quoter(string(i, 'zzzzz9':U)) skip
length(string(i, 'zzzzz9':U)) skip
quoter(string(i, '>>>>>9':U)) skip
length(string(i, '>>>>>9':U)) skip
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FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 9.1E
OpenEdge 10.x
All Supported Operating Systems
CAUSE:
Bug# OE00182131
FIX:
Workaround:
TRIM the result of the STRING function if leading spaces need to be removed, for example:
MESSAGE
quoter(trim(string(123,'>>>>>9':U))) skip
length(trim(string(123, '>>>>>9':U))) skip
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