NUMVAL-C
The NUMVAL-C function returns the numbers found in a given alphanumeric value. Any optional currency sign specified by the second argument and any optional commas preceding the decimal point are ignored.
Syntax 1
function numval-c (arg-1 [, arg-2])
Syntax 2
$numval-c (arg-1 [, arg-2])
Arguments
arg-1 must be a alphanumeric data item or literal.
arg-2 must be a alphanumeric data item or literal. It must not contain any of the digits 0 through 9, any leading or trailing spaces, or any of the special characters '+', '-', '.', or ','. If not specified, the character used for currency symbol is the one specified for the program.
Result
The function returns returns the numbers found in arg-1.
Examples
Example - Display the price value.
working-storage section.
77 w-price pic x(20) value "$1,234.99".
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procedure division.
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display function numval-c(w-price).