Well, you should be able to do this using REFind.
For example, REFind("[0-9]*", <myString> , 1, true)>
Look at the Help for REFind for handling the returned position and length of
the found item(s). You'll have to figure out how to handle multiple numbers
in your string.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ethan Rosch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 1:26 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: pull numbers from a string...
Hi all..
is there a funcion that wil strip everything out of a string except numbers?
ie. The width of the box is 54"
and I want to set
<CFSET Width = 54>
something like
<CFSET Width = NumberStrip("The Width of the box is 54")>
#width# = 54
thanks in advance,
ethan
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