Pattern Help

[Richard Sheehan]

Sorry,

I think that would actually be "\(M|C)#####"

Richard Sheehan wrote:
> 
> Sara,
>   Have you tried specifying the pattern with an or in it?
> "(\M|\C)#####"
> 
> Sarah Moore wrote:
> >
> > We are using Powerhouse 6.20 on OpenVMS.
> >
> > We had this original pattern on a field in QUICK "^#####"
> >
> > We want to restrict it to not let the Alpha be equal to M or C. We tried a lot
> > of different combinations and found this one. "\M#####" which restricted
> > the M but allows the user to enter 6 digits. Also, we were not able to
> > restrict the C.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Sarah Moore
> > Co-op Atlantic
> > Moncton, NB
> >
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> Richard Sheehan,
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> Idaho State University Computing & Communications
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Richard Sheehan,
Administrative Systems - IT Programmer Analyst
Idaho State University Computing & Communications
Campus Box 8037, Pocatello, ID 83209-8037
Phone: 208.282.3861 - Fax: 208.282.3673
Email: sheerich@isu.edu