On Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:55:09 -0500, Walt Farrell wrote: >>> >>>>On Sat, 22 Oct 2022 04:09:43 +0000, Sri h Kolusu wrote: >>>>> %03=(ENDBEFR=C'.',FIXLEN=8), # Node 3 >>>>> ... >>>>Thanks. I've wished for something line FIXLEN in regular expressions. >>> >>>Got an example of what you want in regular expressions? >>> >> NONVSAM ------- MYFILE.ABLA.MIDDLE.N04.REPT3.NOTUSE >> DATASET-OWNER-----(NULL) CREATION--------2022.200 >> >>becomes: >> N04 REPT3 20220719 MIDDLE > >Sorry; doesn't help. I should have been more specific, and started with "what >does FIXLEN do that you'd want to see in a regular expression?" > <https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/2.5.0?topic=fields-parse-parameters>
See the ply cited where Sri h Kolusu addressed the OP's requirement. Could this have been done in awk or sed with regular expressions? In REXX I used LEFT() to achieve the function. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
