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Re: Cobol's NUMVAL Function.
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Erik Vistica <[log in to unmask]>
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Erik Vistica <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 9 Dec 1999 13:06:19 -0800
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Shooting from the hip, I would say an ON SIZE ERROR clause but would
need to look it up to be sure.

Dave Vorgang wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how to trap the error if NUMVAL fails; or test the value to
> see if it's numeric prior to calling the function.  The IF NUMERIC will not
> work because the value might have spaces in it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Vorgang
> Medford School District
> mailto:[log in to unmask]

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