| mc/na (mask character not alpha-numeric) | Index Level | mcan (mask character alpha-numeric) |
| Syntax | |
| Category | Processing Codes |
| Type | Processing Code |
| Description | retrieves only the alphabetic characters from a given data value. |
| 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) Processing Codes |
| Example |
string = "1200 Main Street"
crt oconv(string,"mca") This outputs 'MainStreet'. The numbers and embedded spaces are stripped. |
| Warnings | |
| Compatibility | D3 7.0 AP R83 |
| mc/na (mask character not alpha-numeric) | Index Level | mcan (mask character alpha-numeric) |