| mc/a (mask character non-alpha) | Index Level | mc/n (mask character non numeric) |
| Syntax | |
| Category | Processing Codes |
| Type | Processing Code |
| Description |
retrieves only the characters which are neither alphabetic nor numeric from a given data value.
An alternate form of the conversion is "mc/na" |
| Options | |
| See Also | mc/a (mask character non-alpha) mc/n (mask character non numeric) mcn (mask character numeric) output-conversion processing codes mc (mask character) mc/na (mask character not alpha-numeric) Processing Codes |
| Example |
string = "1200 Main Street..."
crt oconv(string,"mc/an") This outputs " ...". All alpha-numeric characters are stripped. |
| Warnings | |
| Compatibility | AP 6.1 |
| mc/a (mask character non-alpha) | Index Level | mc/n (mask character non numeric) |