>>Hi Nadya,
>>
>>You can use the funcion TYPE.
>>Example:
>>
>>IF TYPE(mynumber) = "N"
>> WAIT WINDOW "IT'S A NUMBER!!!"
>>ELSE
>> WAIT WINDOW "IT'S SOMETHING ELSE!"
>>ENDIF
>>

>Not really - TYPE("123") = "C"

TYPE("123") is actually numeric

Cheers
Steve Lea