Re: Scrubbing Bad Hex Data from a String

[Dennis <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

By the time it (first) gets to you, is the file in the IFS or is it in a PF?  If in IFS, I presume you also want to preserve CR and LF?  
tr -cd '\12\15 0-9A-Za-z' < infile > outfile

If in PF, do you want an SQL solution, or RPG or something else?

"Richard Schoen" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello All, 
>
> We have a data string that is getting random bad data in it from an
> inbound fax gateway product. 
>
> We need to scrub out any characters that fall outside of the a-Z, 0-9
> range. 
>
> Is there a quick algorithm that comes to mind for anyone for doing this
> ?
>
> I actually have a scan/replace routine in place.  I just need something
> that says: Does this char position contain a value outside of a-z, 0-9.
>
>
> I'm sure it's simple, but my brain is aching this morning :-)
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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