I am scanning input cards which all have characters A - Z there is one card with a * that causes the problem
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 5:38 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Character data returned from &STR And if that does not work, then show the code you are using. Include how you set the variable, What the variable contains, And what you are using for &STR( ) CONLIST, SYMLIST, LIST is helpful. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 2:31 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Character data returned from &STR > > So you may also want to join, if you have not done so, the TSO REXX > list. We speak CLIST There. > TSO REXX http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?TSO-REXX > Go to bottom of webpage to join > > > Try using &NSTR > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman > > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 12:49 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Character data returned from &STR > > > > Hi > > > > Is there anyway to check that &STR converted the variable in > > question to valid characters > > > > After the &STR if do a compare in which case the variable had an '*' > > and I am getting "expression with operators out of sequence > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
