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RENAME( ) Generate new name using wildcards

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Domain: String functions

The RENAME( ) function provides a new name. This new name is generated on the basis of the input name, using wildcards.

Format

RENAME( )

INPUT-NAME = string_expression

,WILDCARD-PATTERN = string_expression

,CONSTRUCTION-WILDCARD = string_expression

,NO-MATCH = *WARNING / *IGNORE / *ERROR

,WILDCARD-MODE = *BS2000 / *POSIX

Result type

STRING

Input parameters

INPUT-NAME = string_expression
Designates the string which is to be replaced.

WILDCARD-PATTERN = string_expression
Specifies the search pattern.

CONSTRUCTION-WILDCARD = string_expression
Specifies the rules by which the new name is to be constructed. (For details see the “LMS” manual [11].)

NO-MATCH =
Specifies what is to be done if the search pattern is not found.

NO-MATCH = *WARNING
A warning is output.

NO-MATCH = *IGNORE
No action.

NO-MATCH = *ERROR
An error message is output.

WILDCARD-MODE = *BS2000 / *POSIX
Specifies how wildcards are to be interpreted during replacement; either in the BS2000 wildcard syntax or in the POSIX wildcard syntax.

Result

The new name, in the form of a string

Error messages

SDP0467    NO NAME FOUND; PROCESSING CONTINUES 
SDP0468    NO NAME FOUND 
SDP0482    AN INPUT STRING IS TOO LONG (1..255) 
SDP0483    INCORRECT CONSTRUCTION-WILDCARD VALUE
SDP0484    TOO LONG RESULT STRING (1..255) 

Example

/A = RENAME(‘A.B‘,‘A.*‘,‘NEWA.*‘)
/SHOW-VARIABLE A
A = NEWA.B
/A = RENAME(‘B.A‘,‘A.*‘,‘NEWA.*‘)
SDP0467 NO NAME FOUND; PROCESSING CONTINUES
/SHOW-VARIABLE A
A = B.A
/A = RENAME(‘B.A‘,‘A.*‘,‘NEWA.*‘,NO-MATCH=*IGNORE)
/SHOW-VARIABLE A
A = B.A
/A = RENAME(‘B.A‘,‘A.*‘,‘NEWA.*‘,NO-MATCH=*ERROR)
SDP0239 ERROR DURING EVALUATION OF RIGHT SIDE OF ASSIGNMENT. 
SDP0431 ERROR '(&00)' IN BUILTIN FUNCTION '(&01)' 
SDP0468 NO NAME FOUND
/A = RENAME(‘A.B.C‘,‘A///C‘,‘NEWA///NEWC‘)
/SHOW-VARIABLE A
A = NEWA.B.NEWC
/A = RENAME(‘A.B‘,‘*.*‘,‘**‘)
/SHOW-VARIABLE A
A = AB
/A = RENAME(‘A.B‘,‘*.*‘,‘<1><1>‘)
/SHOW-VARIABLE A
A = AA
/A = RENAME(‘A.B‘,‘/./‘,‘XYZ<2>‘)
/SHOW-VARIABLE A
A = XYZB