If ANS is a very long string of numeric characters it will cause this. It will pass the pattern match (and the other tests) because each digit is numeric, but as a whole it is not considered a number
Iirc, you had another of these around a year ago but I don't recall the resolution -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stevenson, Charles Sent: 02 June 2006 17:31 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] [UV] How can this be non-numeric? Program "TIP.LIST": Line 242, Nonnumeric data when numeric required. Zero used. It's got to be ANS that is "nonnumeric", but how? ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/