RE: A range function ??

From: Szecsy Tamas <tszecsy_at_GEOMETRIA.hu>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 00:17:03 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00398A06.20010926003044@fatcity.com>

try using

      not between 'a' and 'z' and 
      not between 'A' and 'Z' ;

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Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 8:45 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Hi,

I would like to exclude an arrange of characters. there is for instance:

not in ('A','B','C','D','E'.......);
Is there not perhaps something easier? ie: not in ( A-Z, a-z) ;
Does anyone know of a function or some other more economical way of doing this?

Many Regards
Denham
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