Cobol - INSPECT CONVERTING gives TR not TRT was Re: Avoiding Logic Error?

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INSPECT CONVERTING gives TR not TRT was Re: Avoiding Logic Error?

Clark F. Morris, Jr.

2004-05-15, 11:30 am

docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
> In article <tjjpc.6742$hH.165434@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> Arnold Trembley <arnold.trembley@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
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> [snip]
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> INSPECT was one, STRING/UNSTRING were others... I don't recall ever coding
> a SEARCH for a CICS program, things were either in very small tables or
> one would hit a file/table to get them.
>
> [snip]
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> I'll never forget the 'holy excrement!' sensation when I first saw a
> multi-item INSPECT's PMAP... errrr, LISTing under IGYCRCTL... I'll try to
> remember that for Monday, as well; to code
>
> INSPECT INPUT-REC REPLACING ALL 'a' BY 'A'
> ALL 'b' BY 'B'
> ...
> ALL 'z' BY 'Z'.
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> (or whatever the syntax is that'll compile... can't remember if each one
> needs an ALL or not)
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> ... and compile it under IKFCBL00 and IGYCRCTL. The former will produce
> what is technically called a 'God-Awful Ugly Mess' while the latter will
> produces something like two or four statements... one of which is a TRT, I
> know, but I forget the rest.
The instruction is TR for Translate which converts as stated above as
opposed to TRT - Translate and Test which is used to scan for selected
characters and set condition codes and Register 1 with the found character.
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> ... or themselves, see my response earlier.
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> DD
>

docdwarf@panix.com

2004-05-15, 9:30 pm

In article <c85amu$pb6$1@news.eusc.inter.net>,
Clark F. Morris, Jr. <cfmtech@istar.ca> wrote:
>docdwarf@panix.com wrote:

[snip]

>The instruction is TR for Translate which converts as stated above as
>opposed to TRT - Translate and Test which is used to scan for selected
>characters and set condition codes and Register 1 with the found character.

If that is so, Mr Morris, then it seems I've once again demonstrated
porosity of memory; thanks greatly for the input.

DD

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