On Feb 2, 2007, at 12:52 PM, Vince Teachout wrote:
>>> Take a look at strtran() to replace strings or individual
>>> chartacters
>>
>> I think CHRTRAN() is a better choice in this instance.
>
> Why?
> Seriously, just asking for information. Thanks.
Consistency. This is just one instance of the sort of task that
comes up a lot: having to remove bad characters from a string. The
next time you have this sort of problem, you may be removing all non-
digits or all non-alphas or all punctuation or ... By creating a
solution that uses CHRTRAN(), you can create a text cleaning function
that can work in just about every situation.
-- Ed Leafe
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