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Arlene
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 Comma use in BPCS
BPCS, Comma
Can comma's be used in BPCS and not have problems.

Example:  INSULATION, TUBE 3/8x3/8 SPLIT



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ASKED: October 8, 2010  5:28 PM
UPDATED: October 12, 2010  3:18 PM
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I do not currently use BPCS, though it was used at a previous employment site.

You should be able to use any printable, and especially non-variant, character.

Are you seeing a problem with commas?

Anything you do can cause a problem, depending on what else you do. Commas can cause problems for processes such as reading comma-separated values (.CSV) files when care is not taken.

But the use of normal characters shouldn’t cause problems if all specifications are followed in processing.

Tom

TomLiotta
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That looks like a description field of some sort. Unless you’re using the contents to drive some process, I can’t see how a comma (or multiple commas for that matter) would cause any issues with iSeries programs. If the field is in a .csv file, it will need to be wrapped in quote marks (double-quotes, if memory serves), but shouldn’t be a problem beyond that.

Splat
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