>Try the following: SAY '/'STRIP('AA-BB','B')'/'
SAY is not a CLIST construct.
WRITE (or WRITENR) are the CLIST equivalents.And, as the OP stated, STRIP is not a CLIST function. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

