Getting data from SDT structure

[ElroyJetson]

All,

 I'm trying to create a custom datecode, with data pulled from the SDT0 structure. I have to assign the decade, the year, and the month a letter code, add some time and shift info, then put all of that into a string and stream it out to a printer. I'm having trouble figuring out how to isolate the decade number from the year.

Any hints greatly appreciated.......

[ADC Product Engineer]

Look at the string scripting.  Help topic DMD0168.  Possibly FMTINT() to extract the decade.  Or use STRSUB to get the decade.

[BobO]

All,

 I'm trying to create a custom datecode, with data pulled from the SDT0 structure. I have to assign the decade, the year, and the month a letter code, add some time and shift info, then put all of that into a string and stream it out to a printer. I'm having trouble figuring out how to isolate the decade number from the year.

Any hints greatly appreciated.......

(Year/10)%10 should give you the decade digit

[ElroyJetson]

Thanks, BobO!
Is there a way to delete the white space between strings when putting them into other strings? I am using strprint to put multiple short strings into a long string, but I cannot remove the white space between them....

[BobO]

Thanks, BobO!
Is there a way to delete the white space between strings when putting them into other strings? I am using strprint to put multiple short strings into a long string, but I cannot remove the white space between them....

Uncheck this...

[ElroyJetson]

That was not checked. Apparently strings aren't treated the same as numeric data. If you use numeric data, a space between elements does not go into the string, but string elements do.

[BobO]

That was not checked. Apparently strings aren't treated the same as numeric data. If you use numeric data, a space between elements does not go into the string, but string elements do.

I'm not seeing that. Is the space in the source string?

[ElroyJetson]

No, its not.
I have placed SS0 SS1 SS2 SS3 SS4 SS5 SS6 into SL1. Space between them or the STRPRINT wont accept them. When I view SL0, it appears there is a space between each short string.

[ElroyJetson]

Looks like this in Data View

[ElroyJetson]

Sorry........Clearly there are "Space separator inserted" on the SS..........

I should probably go home now........

[BobO]

Sorry........Clearly there are "Space separator inserted" on the SS..........

I should probably go home now........

Happens to us all.

[franji1]

In Data View, there is another display format for strings called Quoted, where you can see any leading/trailing white space that doesn't show up when viewed in ASCII format.  The other benefit is that it can show you any control characters in quoted $-escape format (e.g. "$0D$0A" for CR/LF).  ASCII would just show two dots (since you can't display a CR or LF).

So, I bet your SS strings in Data View in Quoted format would have looked like
"B "
"H "
"I "
"1 "

To change a Data View entry's display format, look at the drop-down combo box in the Data View's toolbar.