>How can I understand a variable value is numeric or string(or character).
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>thanks.
I'm not sure I completely understand your question. The TYPE() function is capable of determining the data type (and VARTYPE() in 6.0, as well). However, if you're asking if the variable contains numbers or characters, look at ISDIGIT() and ISALPHA().
George
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