Re: Beginner's question

[Carlton Conley <cconley@CDG-INC.COM>]

the simplest way is to move the #numberic_variable to a $string_variable
formating as you need

Carlton

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> From: Discussion of SQR, SQRIBE Technologies's database reporting
> language [mailto:SQR-USERS@list.iex.net]On Behalf Of Romaella, Robbi
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 2:18 PM
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> Subject: Beginner's question
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>         I will apologize for the simplicity of this question up front as I
> am new to SQR.
> I would appreciate any help and tolerance you can afford a beginner.
>
> I am writing to a predefined flat file of fixed length. One of
> the fields is
> a calculated field defined as 999999v99.
> I am currently using the form:
>
>         Write 1 from $Field1:8 $Field2:10 $Fiedl3:10...............
>
> When I add the numeric field  #Field4  in the sequence above  it will not
> let me use the length assignment (#Field4:8 )
> The error says that the numeric variable must have :length of 1, 2 or 4
> bytes.
> Realizing the decimal is only implied, how do I get the fixed field
> definition I need?
>
> I thought about moving the numeric variable to a character field,
> but in the
> above form I did
> not know how to right justify the field.
>
> Robbi Anne Romaella
> SCT Corporation
> rromaella@nespower.com
> (615) 747-3078
>