Unless you use &NRSTR(), Clist will try to 'evaluate' a string variable numerically. It will erroneously interpret '*' as an arithmetic operator like 'multiply'. &NRSTR() prevents any further attempt at evaluation of strings.
. . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-302-7535 Office [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Reichman Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 3:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: (External):Re: Character data returned from &STR Its all clist -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Beaver Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 5:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Character data returned from &STR In REXX use TRACE I -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 4:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Character data returned from &STR And if that does not work, then show the code you are using. Include how you set the variable, What the variable contains, And what you are using for &STR( ) CONLIST, SYMLIST, LIST is helpful. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 2:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Character data returned from &STR > > So you may also want to join, if you have not done so, the TSO REXX > list. We speak CLIST There. > TSO REXX http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?TSO-REXX > Go to bottom of webpage to join > > > Try using &NSTR > > Lizette > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman > > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 12:49 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Character data returned from &STR > > > > Hi > > > > Is there anyway to check that &STR converted the variable in > > question to valid characters > > > > After the &STR if do a compare in which case the variable had an '*' > > and I am getting "expression with operators out of sequence > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
