>If I have a character string that contains numbers and non-numbers how can I pull out the non-numbers to see if the string is valid for me?
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>If the string was [12' 2 3/4" + 23' 2.45"] this is valid
>if the string had a character in it except c and m for meter, centimeter and millimeter it is not valid....
>
>32cm + 23mm valid
>12' 3 3/4c not valid
>
>
>THanks

Try with:

lcString = [12' 2 3/4" + 23' 2.45"]
? CHRTRAN(lcString,CHRTRAN( lcString ,[1234567890cm'."+-/ ], ""),"")