| mc (mask character) | Index Level | mc/an (mask character not alpha-numeric) |
| Syntax | mc/a |
| Category | Processing Codes |
| Type | Processing Code |
| Description | retrieves only the non-alphabetic characters from a given data value. |
| Options | |
| See Also | mc/n (mask character non numeric) output-conversion mc (mask character) processing codes mca (mask character alpha) mcn (mask character numeric) mcan (mask character alpha-numeric) mc/an (mask character not alpha-numeric) Processing Codes |
| Example |
string = "1200 Main Street"
crt oconv(string,"mc/a") This outputs '1200 ' ("1200" followed by two spaces). |
| Warnings | |
| Compatibility | D3 7.0 AP R83 |
| mc (mask character) | Index Level | mc/an (mask character not alpha-numeric) |