| mca (mask character alpha) | Index Level | mcdx (mask decimal to hex) |
| Syntax | |
| Category | Processing Codes |
| Type | Processing Code |
| Description |
retrieves only the alphabetic characters and numeric characters from a given data value.
An alternate form of the conversion is "mcna" |
| 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) mcna (mask character alpha-numeric) Processing Codes |
| Example |
string = "1200 Main Street..."
crt oconv(string,"mcan") This outputs '1200MainStreet". The spaces and the periods are stripped. |
| Warnings | |
| Compatibility | AP 6.1 |
| mca (mask character alpha) | Index Level | mcdx (mask decimal to hex) |