Try this:
set var vspace text = (' ')
set null .vspace
SET VAR vtext = 'a bc'
IF (SLOC(.vtext,' ')) <> 0 THEN
SET VAR vtext = (SRPL(.vtext,' ','-',0))
ELSE
PAUSE 1 USING 'nope - no space here'
ENDIF
RETURN
Regards, Ken
On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 9:31 PM Tony Luck <[email protected]> wrote:
> Off the top of my head what effect does setting EQNULL on in the settings
> have in a case like this ?
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 12:26 PM Bruce Chitiea <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> All:
>>
>> *SET NULL '<space> '* (ASCII 032) is often used within On Before Design
>> and On After Start form EEPs to suppress display of the default NULL
>> construction *'-0-'* within form controls.
>>
>> This presents a conflict when a <space> is entrained within the user's
>> input, and an On Exit EEP attempts to replace it:
>>
>> *IF vdim_input CONTAINS '<space>' THEN
>> ; (SRPL(.vdim_input,'<space>','-',0)) ; ENDIF*
>>
>> ... produces the error:
>>
>> *-ERROR- NULLs cannot be used in comparisons other than NE or EQ. (2315)*
>>
>> An attempt to use a "hard" space *[alt 255]* in place of the NULL
>> *<space>* character displays an extended ASCII character in all VARIABLE
>> LABEL controls containing NULLs; Calibri font, in the example:
>>
>>
>>
>> Is there any ASCII code which will reliably suppress display of NULLs
>> without creating a conflict for routines dealing with ASCII *<space>s*
>> in user input? I have not tested for other controls yet.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Bruce A. Chitiea
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