Find and replaceing characters in a character string.

IMHO, the easiest way to do that is to use SQL's "translate" function. You could embed the SQL in your RPG if you like.

Give me a couple minutes, and I'll whip up an example.

-- DaveSlash

Here you go:

create table deleteme (
  avc varchar(30)
)
 
insert into  deleteme
values('this " has " quotes')
 
select avc
from   deleteme
 
AVC
---
this " has " quotes
 
update deleteme
set    avc = translate(avc, '''', '"')
 
select avc
from   deleteme
 
AVC
---
this ' has ' quotes
 
 
HTH,
DaveSlash

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dman462008:

The way to do this will depend on (1) whether the SQL Dev Kit is installed or not, (2) what version/release of RPG you're running, and (3) whether this is RPG IV (ILE) or RPG/400 (OPM).

It _might_ depend on what your programming background is as well. Are you an experienced RPG programmer? Would you prefer binding some C library functions in rather than staying strictly with RPG op-codes? (ILE RPG lets you use the same functions that C can call.)

Can you elaborate?

Tom

Hi dman462008,

The RPG solution, sure no problem the XLATE can do that.
See Snippet

Regards,
Murph

D #FROM           C                   CONST('"')
D #TO             C                   CONST('''')
C     #FROM:#TO     XLATE     #INP          #OUT 

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