>I need to check names and addresses for invalid characters. What do you guys think is the best command/function to use for this. Thanks for your help.
Marcus,
Tried and true,
myTestString = UPPER(ALLTRIM(myTestString))
FOR i = 1 TO LEN(myTestString)
IF !(LEFT(myTestString,i) $ "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP123456789")
? "Illegal character " + LEFT(myTestString,i)
ENDIF
NEXT iI have tried all types of fancy schemes, but for testing strings of less than 20 characters on average, this is by far the fastest.
regards,
Jim Edgar
Jurix Data Corporation
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