Still sounds like a job for regex to me... That's way more flexible (and complicated) than using chrtran.
rk -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How to detect if digits in phone field? Stephen Russell wrote: > Don't we all hate to fix data entry screw ups. > > I guess you have to define what a valid sequence for a Phone # is. > > (999) 999-9999 > (999)999-9999 > 999.999-9999 > Any of the above with" ext." + 99999 and any variety of extension as well. > > Could you just suck out the non # values and count to see what you are > left with? > > if len = 10 your ok > > if len = 7 your ok > > if len = 11 did they put in 1800 > or is anything past 10 the extention? > > > Way to much fun here! > > Trying to account for all the varieties they'd enter it? NFW! -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16 [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/df1eef11e586a64fb54a97f22a8bd0440658a09...@ackbwddqh1.artfact.local ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
