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Subject: Removing Characters from a Field
From: "Scott Swaim" <scott71@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1998 10:58:04 -0600

I need to write a program that will remove certain punctuation from a field.

eg. GFN 3 IC-656 This info is in a field that is 30 char long.

GFN3IC656 I want to extract only this information to another field.

What boudl be the best solution? The characters that I want to remove are mainly these. /?-.,and the space

TIA

Scott Swaim

scott71@hpnc.com

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