re: right-adjusting a mixed field, selecting numbers only

OK, here's an old-fashioned way to get your string right-adjusted, and     
 numbers only:                                                               
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 Definitions:                                                                
   FROM     A 15 character field that is our original data field.            
   TARGET  A 15 character field that is our new, right adjusted,            
              numbers only field.                                               
   ARI       An array; 15 elements each 1 character long, for input.          
   ARO      An array; 15 elements each 1 character long, for output.         
   I          A 2-digit field for an index of the ARI array.                   
   O         A 2-digit field for an index of the ARO array.                   
                                                                            
Narrative: We'll move our FROM field into the ARI array and then starting  
 at the end (element 15) we will go backwards.  As we go backwards we will   
check each element of ARI to see if it is a number.  If it is a number we  
 will move it to the "O" element of ARO and decrement the index "O" for ARO     
by 1.  When done, we will then move our ARO array to our finish field,     
 TARGET.                                                                     
                                                                            
    * -------------------------------------------------------               
   E                              ARI   15  1                               
   E                              ARO   15  1                               
    * -------------------------------------------------------               
    * Set our array indexes (note that we are setting the arrary index      
    * at 15 and decrementing it  -  this gets us right adjusted):           
   C                 Z-ADD15     I     20
   C                 Z-ADD15     O    20     
    * Move our "from" field into the array ARI:                             
   C                 MOVEAFROM   ARI                                        
    * Read through the array ARI, an element at a time:                     
   C                 DO   15                                                
    * If the array element is >=0, and <=9, choose it:                      
   C        ARI,I    IFGE '0'                                               
   C        ARI,I    ANLE '9'                                               
    * It is chosen, and moved to right side of the array ARO:               
   C                 MOVE ARI,I  ARO,O                                      
   C                 SUB  1      O                                          
   C                 ENDIF                                                  
   C                 SUB  1      I                                          
   C                 ENDDO                                                  
    * Once we are done, move the array ARO to our desired field:            
                     MOVEA ARO   TARGET                                     
    * ---------------------------------------------------------- 
    * This process will move a field like  "A1$2e45(*&6asd7"                
    *                                     to  "        1234567"                
    * ----------------------------------------------------------            


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