Variable as array?

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October 13, 2020 at 4:18 pm #118097

Rich
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Gents,

As always, thank you so much for your continued support!

If I copy PID.18 (Account Number) into a variable (say @AN), Could I treat it like an array for the sake of evaluation? Like: If @AN[0] = 5

Would that work?
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- October 13, 2020 at 4:28 pm #118098
  
  Rob Abbott
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  The @variables in Xlate are simple strings, so no you can’t address them this way.
  
  Rob Abbott
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  - October 13, 2020 at 4:32 pm #118099
    
    Rich
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    Thanks Rob! Is there a way to use a numeric variable? My problem is that Cloverleaf 6.0 won’t let me do a substring search of PID.18. I’m guessing because it’s numeric.
  - October 13, 2020 at 5:30 pm #118100
    
    Rich
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    Another question might be, can I pull the first digit directly out of 0(0).PID(0).#18(0) by adding (0)(0) ?
- October 13, 2020 at 6:45 pm #118101
  
  Jim Kosloskey
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  If you are on CL 6.0 or later, look at the STRING Action Substr Function. That would allow you to pull out the characters you want by position and place them in a Temp Variable.
  
  You can then use an IF Action against the temp variable.
  
  If you are on an earlier release, you will need to use Tcl. I have a proc that does that. If you want that email me but if you can use the STRING Action, I would advise that.
  
  email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com 29+ years Cloverleaf, 59 years IT - old fart.
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