I, too believe that, in principle, if blanks are considered zero, then all
blanks should equal all zeroes... Okay, I'm off the soap box.  Here's an
idea.  Why not just pre-pend a zero at the beginning of the field being
converted?  For example, 

 

PackedX = %Int( '0' + StringA )

 

A leading zero will never change the value of a number, and if StringA is
all blanks, then zero you shall receive.  

 

Will this work?

 

Tony Carolla

MedAmerica Billing Services, Inc.


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