>>Does anyone know how I test if a variable is a number (value) or a character?
>>
>>thanks
>>k
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>Try this
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>

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>? Type_IsNumeric(m.myVar)
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>? Type_IsChar(m.myVar)
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>#define T_NUMERIC_LIST	T_NUMERIC, T_DOUBLE, 'I', T_CURRENCY
>*_______________________________________________________________________________
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>function Type_IsNumeric(n)
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>	return 		inlist(vartype(m.n), T_NUMERIC_LIST)
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>endfunc
>*_______________________________________________________________________________
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>function Type_IsChar(s)
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>	return 	inlist(vartype(m.s), T_CHARACTER, T_MEMO, 'V', 'Q', 'W') 
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>endfunc
>*_______________________________________________________________________________
>

Beware, do not use TYPE(). It was added for speed but makes little difference and is known for returning the wrong result at times. I have seen this myself.