Carl, Something like the following is an idea. This might filter a bit more than what you want, but it is simple enough to modify.
FUNCTION CLEAN.TEXT(TEXT) TEXT.OUT = '' FOR Y = 1 TO LEN(TEXT) TEST=SEQ(TEXT[Y,1]) IF TEST<32 OR TEST>126 THEN CONTINUE END TEXT.OUT := TEXT[Y,1] NEXT Y RETURN(TEXT.OUT) END Anthony > Carl Sadlier wrote: > > >Does anyone have a program or suggestions on how to clean up a file > >that has control characters and unprintable characters that are not > >Subvalue,Value or Field markers? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Carl ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/