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SStrip()

This is a rexx function provided by PPWIZARD. This routine (like all PPWIZARD extensions) can be used with any operating system supported by PPWIZARD.

This is a variation on the standard rexx "strip()" routine, the main difference being is that you can list all characters you wish to treat as spaces.

This routine converts all the characters you indicate in the supplied string to spaces and then performs a normal "strip()" operation. By default it strips null bytes ('00'x) and this is typically the main reason it would be called.

The function takes 1 or more parameters as follows:

1. The string to be stripped.

2. If supplied should be either 'L', 'T' or 'B' as per the rexx "strip()" call. The default value is 'B' (strip leading and trailing spaces).

3. If supplied should be a string of one or more bytes that lists all characters you would like treated as spaces. The default value is '00'x (null byte).

The routine returns the modified string.

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Thursday January 17 2002 at 6:27pm