TRMLDGBLK TRIM LEADING BLANKS TAACLPU
The Trim Leading Blanks command trims off the leading blanks from a CL program variable and returns the left adjusted value in the same variable. Similar commands are RMVCHAR and TRIM. The variable must be declared as 512 bytes. The command would be coded as: DCL &VAR *CHAR LEN(512) . TRMLDGBLK VAR(&VAR) For example, if the variable contained ' ABCDE ' it would be returned as 'ABCDE ' It is not considered an error to pass a value that has no leading blanks. If an all blank value is passed, an escape message is sent. Command parameters *CMD ------------------ VAR The variable to be trimmed. It must be declared as *CHAR LEN(512). Restrictions ------------ The command can only be entered in a CL program. Prerequisites ------------- The following TAA Tools must be on your system: SNDESCMSG Send escape message Implementation -------------- None, the tool is ready to use. Objects used by the tool ------------------------ Object Type Attribute Src member Src file ------ ---- --------- ---------- ---------- TRMLDGBLK *CMD TAACLPU QATTCMD TAACLPU *PGM CLP TAACLPUC QATTCL