ISNUMERIC

Script Function: Checks if a string is numeric

Syntax

ISNUMERIC (String)

Syntax	Description/Format
String	Character string which should be checked Format: script literal or script variable

Return codes
"Y" - the string is numeric "N" - the string is not numeric

Comments

With this script function, you can check whether or not all characters of a String are numeric.

Examples

Both of the examples shown below supply the result "Y".

:SET &RET#=ISNUMERIC("123")
:PRINT &RET#

:SET &RET#=ISNUMERIC("00123")
:PRINT &RET#

In the following example, the string is not numeric and value "N" is returned.

:SET &RET#=ISNUMERIC("1abc")
:PRINT &RET#