This is a case of mis-used commands. MV allows for many ways to skin a cat. In this case, the <> is the most effecient. You can use the function EXTRACT, FIELD and OCONV but the <> is the best.
Unless you/ve inherited code from over 25 years ago, the <> wins. Back then, the <> didn't exist and you had to use EXTRACT which caused people to consider FIELD. The only advantage to using OCONV with the G conversion is if you want more than a single element, aka G0*2 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] (sic). It's almost a no brainer to use <>. The others are all too cumbersome and don't read that easily. My 2 cents. Mark Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:22 PM Subject: RE: [U2] OCONV Extraction Question > Doug, > > Any reason you need to use OCONV() instead of FIELD()? > > Brian > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of D > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 1:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [U2] OCONV Extraction Question > > VAR1 = 'SAM':@VM:'TRUDY' > CRT OCONV(VAR1,'WHATEVER') > > What replaces WHATEVER, so that I can see the value "SAM"? I cannot find in > the documentation or remember for that matter how to extract a single value > using the OCONV function. > > Thanks in advance, > Doug > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material not intended for Public use. > Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is > strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify the sender and delete the material from any and all computers or devices. > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
