Re: Data typing in MV Basic

[Robert Stearns]

At what version of Universe was this added? I still use my "Universe 
Quick Reference" from version 8.3.1 because of its ease of use and 
completeness. If anyone knows of  a comparable book (its wire bound, 
remember, so you can lay it down to use a keyboard/mouse) for version 
10, PLEASE let me know. I realize that online publishing of manuals is 
all the current rage, but there is a place for a compact, complete, 
summary reference book

Craig Bennett wrote:

Trevor,

 

Now Will raises a terrific question. If A = "1" assigns 1 as numeric. How
would you determine if A contained a numeric or a string in this case?
   

in UV I think you want the DESCRINFO function

According to the manual, DESCRINFO(X, 1) returns

0 unassigned variable
1 integer
2 numeric
3 string
4 file
5 array
6 subroutine
7 sequential file
8 GCI descriptor
9 NULL value
10 ODBC descriptor
regards,

Craig
 

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