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<[log in to unmask]>, Robert 
Mills <[log in to unmask]> writes
>I have a dataset that holds an X8 item. The item should only contain
>spaces or a number but there are 4 entries that contain something else.
>If have tried doing a FIND MATCH but have been unable to get it to work.
>Any suggestions on the pattern to use?

Try:

NOT MATCHING "{b,d}{b,d}{b,d}{b,d}{b,d}{b,d}{b,d}{b,d}"

i.e. it is not the case that every position is either a digit or a 
space.

Possibly:

NOT MATCHING "b*d*"

will suffice, if the legitimate values in your field are either spaces, 
or numbers with leading spaces.

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