When I upload the string from excel to the mainframe and look at the hex
representation of the space I get the value of "40"

"JE McGimpsey" wrote:

> Not sure what you mean, exactly - how did you get your value of "40"?
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> =DEC2HEX(0,2)
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> will return "00"
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> In article <E7BF9B9A-7AF9-4DBA-8614-91B2F02A43A1@microsoft.com>,
> "Brad" <Brad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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> > Can a string be built that contains a field with a hex value of "00" - spaces
> > give a value of "40".
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