---
title: "COBOL Strings: How to Remove Spaces without Using “Trim” function"
description: "In this post, I have explained How to remove spaces in a String without using Trim function in COBOL"
url: https://srinimf.com/2016/02/25/cobol-strings-how-to-handle-spaces-without-using-trim-function/
date: 2016-02-25
modified: 2026-10-10
author: "Srini"
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categories: ["COBOL"]
tags: ["COBOL Strings handling String functions"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# COBOL Strings: How to Remove Spaces without Using “Trim” function

 In COBOL -85 there is no TRIM function. Below are the best methods to track spaces in input strings. Delimiter is one of the best method to remove spaces.

Related[COBOL: All About Null-terminated Strings](https://srinimf.com/2016/01/29/apply-these-technics-to-handle-null-terminated-strings-in-cobol/)

```
String FIRST-STRING DELIMITED BY SPACES
       ' ' DELIMITED BY SIZE
       SECOND-STRING DELIMITED BY SIZE
       INTO OUTPUT-STRING
```

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