Without really understanding exactly what you want, may
I suggest that you look at TRANSLATE to eliminate the
non-numeric component and then check the length of what
is left to see if it is greater than zero.
Alternatively, if you want to ensure that the entire
field is numeric then the translated length should
still equal the original length. It's not exactly a
wildcard search as you describe but you may be able to
achieve the same functionality. Hey, if this gets you
out of a hole, save some turkey for me.
--
...neil {actually: neil [dot] hulin [at] litech [dot]
freeserve [dot] co [dot] uk}
Received on Tue Dec 01 1998 - 12:27:27 CST
