Strange characters in data

[Terry Pickering]

I'm converting a data file from another system. The system is written in VAX BASIC using RMS files. What should be a "normal" conversion has me stumped. The file has a field defined as character 15 and contains a "text description". I have the record defined in the dictionary and have no problems reading the file, reporting the elements etc. in QUIZ. 


However in QUICK, on some of the records where the field value is less than 15 characters in length, it displays the data with strange backwards "?" at the end. Sort of like this: "ITEM DESC??????", only the "?"'s are backwards. I suspect there are some kind of "null character" the BASIC programs didn't care about. What else is strange is in the QUICK screen, if I just go to the field, recall the data with an "up arrow", then update the data - it gets rid of them.


In QTP I've tried doing a truncate on the field, re-defined it, everything to no avail. Any suggestions on how to strip out these trailing characters using QTP?




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