Re: Not a number check in Informix 4gl

Posted in 2003

malcolm.iiug — Mon, 22 Sep 2003 14:38:25 +0100 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Why not copy the input string to a numeric data type and then copy the numeric data type to a string with a USING clause. If the input string is equal to the result string then the data is numeric. I used to do this all the time in 3GLs. Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Suket" <suketsinha@indiatimes.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:27 AM Subject: Not a number check in Informix 4gl > Any in built function in Informix 4gl prog language to check whether a > particular i/p is numeric or not. sending to informix-list