Re: Removing a character
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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 27920
interpreted = N
texte = >>>What is the smallest amount of code (please show) that you can write to >>>accomplish this simple task: >>> >>>You are given a database containing a field of data left padded by zeros >>>that you need to clean out. Example: >>> >>>Given -> What you want >>>----- ------------- >>>00B B >>>BLK BLK >>>BL0 BL0 >>>0BT BT >>>0Y0 Y0 >>> >>>Any quick ideas (looking for least processor intensive, and prefer to avoid >>>a lookup or looping convertchars)? >> >> Do you want to get rid of the leading zeros just once, so you can generate >> a new db without the leading zeros in it, then use the new database from then >on? >> >> Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > >Good question. In this case, no. I want to take two fields (one numeric, and >one alphanumeric (but left padded with zeros) and combine then (without the >left padded zeros) into a new third field in a database of 64000 records >4-12 times a day. > >(it's an incoming file that gets processed and posted.)I don't remember the code the other person posted as an answer to your question, but here's my first thought:[spawn] [search] [founditems] [showif [given]~0][text]newValue=[getchars start=2][given][/getchars][/text] [text]loopCount=[countchars][newValue][/countchars][/text][loop start=1&end=[loopCount]] [showif [newValue]~0] [text]newValue=[getchars start=2][newValue][/getchars][/text] [/showif] [/loop][replace db=some.db&eqskudatarq=[sku]&max=1]whatYouWant=[numericField][newValue][/replace][/showif] [/founditems] [/search] [/spawn]================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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>>>What is the smallest amount of code (please show) that you can write to >>>accomplish this simple task: >>> >>>You are given a database containing a field of data left padded by zeros >>>that you need to clean out. Example: >>> >>>Given -> What you want >>>----- ------------- >>>00B B >>>BLK BLK >>>BL0 BL0 >>>0BT BT >>>0Y0 Y0 >>> >>>Any quick ideas (looking for least processor intensive, and prefer to avoid >>>a lookup or looping convertchars)? >> >> Do you want to get rid of the leading zeros just once, so you can generate >> a new db without the leading zeros in it, then use the new database from then >on? >> >> Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant > >Good question. In this case, no. I want to take two fields (one numeric, and >one alphanumeric (but left padded with zeros) and combine then (without the >left padded zeros) into a new third field in a database of 64000 records >4-12 times a day. > >(it's an incoming file that gets processed and posted.)I don't remember the code the other person posted as an answer to your question, but here's my first thought:[spawn] [search] [founditems] [showif [given]~0][text]newValue=[getchars start=2][given][/getchars][/text] [text]loopCount=[countchars][newValue][/countchars][/text][loop start=1&end=[loopCount]] [showif [newValue]~0] [text]newValue=[getchars start=2][newValue][/getchars][/text] [/showif] [/loop][replace db=some.db&eqskudatarq=[sku]&max=1]whatYouWant=[numericField][newValue][/replace][/showif] [/founditems] [/search] [/spawn]================================ Kenneth Grome, WebDNA Consultant 808-737-6499 http://webdna.net ================================------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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