4glworks reference: String utilities

str_center

file cstrl.4gl
declaration
function str_center(s, l)
    define s	char(78),
	   l, i	smallint
returns c, char(78), centered string
purpose produces a centered string
example none
notes l specifies the length of the field on which the input string should be centered

str_decode

file cstrl.4gl
declaration
function str_decode(istr)
    define istr char(78)
returns ostr, char(78), decoded string r, boolean, decode operation error indicator
purpose decodes a string so that any \ddd occurrence is mapped to the corresponding ascii character
example none
notes none

str_encode

file cstrl.4gl
declaration
function str_encode(istr)
    define istr char(78)
returns ostr, char(80), encoded string
purpose encodes a string so to have unprintable characters as \ddd
example none
notes none

str_left

file cstrl.4gl
declaration
function str_left(code)
    define code	char(8)
returns ostr, char(8), left justified string
purpose left justifies a small string
example none
notes none

str_right

file cstrl.4gl
declaration
function str_right(code)
    define code	char(8)
returns ostr, char(8), right justified string
purpose right justifies a small string
example none
notes none


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(last updated Thu, 28 March 2002 16:09:24 GMT)