>>>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
>

I clicked before editing - if you look, I immediately posted what I meant, but thanks, that is correct, TYPE("123")="N".