this will also delete zeros in the number like 0002001 will be 21
looak at the new trim function in vfp 9
or try: transform(val(x))


Peter

>>I have a number field which is padded with zero's. For example:
>>
>>0000012345
>>000013456
>>
>>How can I programmatically remove the zero's??
>>
>>Many Thanks
>
>Have a look at the STRTRAN command:
>
>

>STRTRAN("000013456", "0", "")
>

>
>Kev