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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Problem:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am using a fixed length export command where the
first field is defined as a length of 10. Whenever the processing is run instead
of the first field retaining its defined 10 characters, the values are pushed to
the left. In other words, the first field is defined as a(10). I just changed it
to a(10,*) and that does not work. The value that is picked up is a record
number so that the field contains all numbers. All the other fields after the
first field retains their values.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Request:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do I get my processing on the first field at the
beginning of the line to retain its defined size of 10 characters.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is the processing that I consider
relevant:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>pn="/tmp/C"{nx{".wp"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>export ascii rnf=(pn) -a</FONT></DIV>
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<BR>a(10,*)=rc;b(9)=sm;c(40)=ww;d(40)=ms;e(40)="";f(40)=mc;g(2)=me </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>rnf(1)=a&b&c&d&e&f&g&h&chr("10");ct=ct+"1";write
rnf 'IS THE PROBLEM
ON THIS LINE??<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Note: a(10,*), why can't it retain its value of 10
characters?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dennis Malen</FONT></DIV>
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