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yadav2005
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:45 am    Post subject: PLI Repeat Function Reply with quote
Hai,

I am trying to use REPEAT Builtin Function as below and can anyone help me why i am getting 3 times WALLA as the output.
Code:

          DCL CITY CHAR(15);                 
          CITY = REPEAT('WALLA',2);           
          PUT SKIP LIST ('CITY :',CITY);     



CITY :                  WALLAWALLAWALLA

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vkphani
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Check the below link.

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/C2714602/19.198?DT=20020917160741
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Nic Clouston
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you look at the PL/1 Language Reference manual in chapter 19 you will find BIFs. Look at REPEAT (section 198) it refers you to COPY (section 44) for an example. Work it out from there!
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Grant
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yadav2005,
It's functioning as designed. I suggest you look at the Language Reference Manual.
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