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IsCharAlpha()

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ISAL(1)

 

PURPOSE

This function will determine whether the first character of a field is an alphanumeric character (A-Z), or something else.

 

PARTS

 

1 f/c/eRequired - Field to check, must be of type A.

 

RETURN TYPE - L

If the first character is from A-Z (upper or lower case), the function will return .T., otherwise .F.

 

SEE ALSO

ISLO(), ISNUM(), ISUP()

 

EXAMPLE

define x type a size 10

define y type l

x = 'SAMPLE'

y = isal(x)

// y = .T.

 

x = '!SAMPLE'

y = isal(x)

// y = .F.

 

 

 

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