Currency and percentage in numeric evaluation

[MisterX]

if it's a number return true

other wise you have to parse it char by char to do any kind of an effective
job. A grep bolean search could help too...

cheers
Xavier


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> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Gaskin
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 17:03
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> Subject: Currency and percentage in numeric evaluation
> 
> I need to evaluate a large number of short strings to 
> determine whether they are numeric.  Some of these are 
> percentages, and include the "%", and others are currency and 
> can contain "$". the Euro, Yen, or any number of other signs.
> 
> With dates we have a convenient test:  try to convert it, and 
> if it fails it will tell you why.
> 
> But we have no such convenience with percentages and 
> currency.  So what is the most efficient (heck, I'd settle 
> for reasonable efficient) way to determine if a string is 
> numeric given the wide range of currency formats in common use?
> 
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