<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Clearly, CREATING edit types is not something I am very strong at. I was thinking that you had to define what you wanted to be there (as well as what you did not want there). Thank you both for your assistance. Needless to say, I am glad i sent my email prior to investing any MORE HOURS into this myself. thanks again. <br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">James Flanagan</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 106, 227); "><span style="text-decoration: underline; "><a href="http://Flantec.com/">Flantec.com</a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 106, 227); "><span style="color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">email:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:James@Flantec.com"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 106, 227); ">James@Flantec.com</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">mobile:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>760-458-8498</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">home:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>219-221-6219</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 106, 227); "><span style="color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">text:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:7604588498@txt.att.net"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 106, 227); ">7604588498@txt.att.net</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">aim:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Flantec</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">oovoo:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Flantec</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">Skype:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Flantec</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 106, 227); "><span style="color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">ichat:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:Flantec@mac.com"><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 106, 227); ">Flantec@mac.com</span></a></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); ">home:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>1901 Cidermill Road</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(121, 121, 121); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Michigan City, IN 46360</div></span>
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<br><div><div>On Aug 20, 2014, at 3:47 PM, Richard Kreiss <<a href="mailto:rkreiss@gccconsulting.net">rkreiss@gccconsulting.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Top post:<br><br>Look at the global edit UNPHONE which removes parenthesis and - from a phone # (212) 555-1212 becomes 2125551212<br><br>This was used for sending a phone # to a modem but shows you how do this with an edit.<br><br><br>Richard Kreiss<br>GCC Consulting<br><br>Office: 410-653-2813<br><br><br><br><blockquote type="cite">-----Original Message-----<br>From: Filepro-list [mailto:filepro-list-<br><a href="mailto:bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net@lists.celestial.com">bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net@lists.celestial.com</a>] On Behalf Of James<br>Flanagan<br>Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 3:27 PM<br>To: FilePro Mailing List<br>Subject: removing special characters through edit type?<br><br>FreeBSD 9.x<br>Filepro 5.7.0.4<br><br>I imagine that this question has probably been asked and answered many<br>times over the years, but I do not recall seeing it since i joined the<br>conversation.<br><br>is there a reasonable method to use an edit type to remove special<br>characters ( such as single quote, forward slash and space) from a field? I<br>know I could do this through processing, but I am looking for a blanket<br>approach to removing these from entry fields like LAST NANE. The code<br>creates a file system folder for that name (and it fails when you have a last<br>name with a character like a single quote).<br><br>If not, what is considered the best approach to dealing with these characters<br>(at the system level, as opposed to processing within a single file)? Thank you<br>very much in advance.<br><br>James Flanagan<br><a href="http://Flantec.com">Flantec.com</a><br><br>email:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>James@Flantec.com<br>mobile:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>760-458-8498<br>home: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>219-221-6219<br>text:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>7604588498@txt.att.net<br><br>aim:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Flantec<br>oovoo:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Flantec<br>Skype:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Flantec<br>ichat:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Flantec@mac.com<br><br>home:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1901 Cidermill Road<br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Michigan City, IN 46360<br><br>-------------- next part --------------<br>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br>URL: <http://mailman.celestial.com/pipermail/filepro-<br>list/attachments/20140820/2a703c45/attachment.html><br>_______________________________________________<br>Filepro-list mailing list<br>Filepro-list@lists.celestial.com<br>Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Subscription Changes<br>http://mailman.celestial.com/mailman/listinfo/filepro-list<br></blockquote></blockquote></div><br></body></html>