Try if verify(number, '0123456789') = 0 then it is good Else it is bad
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of James Stracka (DHL US) > Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 10:37 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Test for Valid Whole Number > > What I need is a test that what is entered only contains the > digits 0123456789. > > Anybody have a nice quick way to test for a valid whole > number between 1 and 99999? Testing for values < 1 and > > 99999 are immaterial to this question and are already tested. > > I thought DATATYPE(number,"W") would do it but 100E2 and > 100.0 are valid. > DATATYPE HEX and ALPHANUMERIC allow for 100E2 >
