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What would be the output of the variable result?

D RESULT S 5S O INZ(00011)
C EVAL RESULT = %TRIM(RESULT)

Please give me the correct answer for this
A.0001
b.compile time error
c.11
d.Runtime error

Question Posted / girilakshmi

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What would be the output of the variable result? D RESULT S 5S O INZ(00011) C..

Answer / swetha p rao

Answer is b

compile time error as data types doesnt match

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What would be the output of the variable result? D RESULT S 5S O INZ(00011) C..

Answer / guest

The correct amswer is-b
B'cos passed data item should be character type.

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What would be the output of the variable result? D RESULT S 5S O INZ(00011) C..

Answer / karthik

FIRST Thing is "%TRIM" is valid only for


CHARACTER type variables...


so here your variable is DECIMAL... so while COMPILATION TIME ERROR OCCURS....

MSG: The parameter for %trim is not valid..

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What would be the output of the variable result? D RESULT S 5S O INZ(00011) C..

Answer / d

compile time error

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What would be the output of the variable result? D RESULT S 5S O INZ(00011) C..

Answer / anand

Answer is "b" - %Trim are used blanks at edges for the string.
And also you have to define 0(*zero) instead of 'O' as you
defined in D spec for zoned decimal.

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