":ct" operand in If compare

[Bob Schmid]

Can someone show me the syntax of using the string ct operator within a xlate if statement?…for example..I want to check a field for all numerics

Thanks

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[Tom Rioux]

Hi Robert,

We have used the string “ct” before but not as you requested.  We have used it to check to see if a string contains a literal such as “INT”.  Here is the example:

0(0).PV1.#2.[0] eq =R && 0(0).PV1.#10.[0]  ct  =INT

I’m not sure if the “ct” string command can be used in the way you want.   What we have done here is taken the inbound value and run it through a pre-proc to check to see if the field is numeric.  If so, then perform some function.  In our case, we set it to a variable called @isnumeric to be used later in the xlate.

Hope this helps…

Tom Rioux

[Bob Schmid]

Thomas…

at first blush…Im not sure I see the difference in your example between eq and ct.

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Thanks,

Bob

[Bob Schmid]

Coffee required in order to rightly interpret!  😯

Thanks Jim for your email…that’s what we ended up doing! …used a pre-proc in the translate and  stinrg is digit check

but…now I know about  ct-Contains  too!

[Tom Rioux]

It would be nice if all solutions were submitted through Cloverltech instead of private emails.  That way, everyone can share in the benefits of knowing all possible solutions.

At least…that is what one Clovertecher told me a while back!   😀

Thanks…

[Troy Morton]

Is the ‘ct’ operator something that was added after 5.4?  I tried to use it and got an error when I tried to compile my Xlate.

Troy

[Max Drown (Infor)]

Why send the solution in an email? Post it here so others with the same issue can search and find a resolution to the same issue.

-- Max Drown (Infor)

[Max Drown (Infor)]

The “ct” operator means “contains”. The operator will search the field for the given string.

If “hello, world!” contains “hello” then it will return true.

Make sense?

-- Max Drown (Infor)

[Max Drown (Infor)]

In your example above, you could also use a tcl fragment instead of a pre-proc.

-- Max Drown (Infor)

[Tom Rioux]

One caveat concerning the use of the “digit” class with the “string is” command.   If you have a negative value such as -1, then the “string is digit” command will return false.   It would probably best suit your purposes to use “string is integer”.

Example:

hcitcl>set a -1

-1

hcitcl>string is digit $a

0

hcitcl>string is integer $a

1

hcitcl>

This bit me once already.

Thanks….

Tom Rioux

[Charlie Bursell]

One other caveat to be aware Tom.

If you do not use the -strict flag, the empty string will always return true.

string is digit -strict $a

[Tom Rioux]

Thanks for the tip Charlie….I was not aware of that flag

[Troy Morton]

In what version of Cloverleaf does the “ct” operator become available?

It doesn’t appear to be in Cloverleaf 5.4.

Thanks,

Troy

[Tom Arrowsmith]

I also have 5.4.1 and was unable to use ct

I am assuming it is not part of 5.4

any thoughts?

Tom

[Jim Kosloskey]

I think that is first available in 5.6.

email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com 29+ years Cloverleaf, 59 years IT - old fart.

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