Search for Alpha OR Numeric

[Alex K]

Hi Guys,

I'd like to do a find on a field (defined as text) and depending on whether the 1st character is alpa or numeric, act accordingly.

I'm ok on the logic and scripting side, I think I can extract the first character using the *Left ( text , number )* function - but how do I determine if it's alpha or numeric?

I can't seem to find the correct function.

Help appreciated.

[RalphL]

If (Left ( text , 1 ) >= "0" and Left ( text , 1 ) <= "9")

If true then Number else Alpha

[Sanjai]

if(texttonum(left(text,1))>=0,"Numeric","alpha")

Edited September 1, 2005 by Guest

[comment]

That won't work, I am afraid. If text does not contain numeric characters, then [color:blue]TextToNum(text) = 0 is true.

So your If() will always return true.

Try instead:

Case(

IsEmpty( TextToNum( Left(text , 1 ) ) ) , "alpha" ,

"numeric"

)

or:

Case(

Length( TextToNum( Left(text , 1 ) ) ) , "numeric" ,

"alpha"

)

Edited September 1, 2005 by Guest

[Raybaudi]

You can try this too:

Case(

GetAsNumber ( Left ( text; 1 ) ) = "";"alfha";

"numeric"

)

Oops: I realised only now that You have FM6...

the function GetAsNumber() is for 7 owners !!

Edited September 1, 2005 by Guest
wrong version

[Alex K]

Thanx comment, that looks good, i'll give it a go.

:beertime: