Thanks, Ben - but it's going to be used in a form as the user types in a new record - as a check to see if someone else has already entered it, or one like it.
Sami ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 5:09 AM Subject: Re: Removing blank from data > Sami, > > If this is a one time "clean-up" I have a command line utility that > will eliminate most anything you want from a file, but that requires > unloading / loading the table.... other suggestions here would be > better on an ongoing basis. > > Ben Petersen > > On 11 Jun 2002, at 10:50, Sami Aaron wrote: > > > I am trying to compare data entered into a new record with existing data in > > the table. > > > > The data could be entered as: > > > > 00-051-334944 > > 00051334944 > > 00 051 334944 > > 00-051-334944CZA > > Y 00 051-334944 > > > > I want to compare JUST the NUMBERS entered into the field, so in this case, > > I want to get the value to: > > > > 00051334944 > > > > then see if that value exists in the table, in any of the above formats. > > > > I can use the FORMAT function to strip out all non-numeric characters: > > SET VAR vtest TEXT = (FORMAT(.ftest,'99999999999999999999')) > > > > However, this function leaves a blank (CHAR(32))? anywhere there are > > non-numeric values. So, if the user entered, 00-051-334944, this function > > would give me 00 051 334944. > > > > Does anyone know a function or one-step SET VAR command to eliminate the > > remaining spaces within the field? I've tried the SRPL with the (CHAR(0)) > > and with the (CHAR(8)) (backspace) but to no avail. > > > > I want to be able to issue the command: > > > > SELECT COUNT(*) INTO vcount FROM table WHERE (format(columnname,something, > > something)) = .vtest. > > > > example: SELECT COUNT(*) INTO vcount FROM table WHERE 00051334944 = > > 00051334944 > > > > Thanks, > > Sami > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sami Aaron > > Software Management Specialists > > 19312 W 63rd Terr > > Shawnee KS 66218 > > 913-915-1971 > > http://www.softwaremgmt.com > > > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > > > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > > > > ================================================ > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > ================================================ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > ================================================ > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
