KPROPCHAR Function
Converts special characters to normal characters.
Syntax
Required Arguments
- str
-
result string. Special
characters are converted to normal characters.
- instr
-
input data string.
Details
This function
converts special characters to normal characters. The KPROPCHAR function
converts the characters from the following ranges:
-
Enclosed alphanumeric values: \u2460
to \u24FF. See
http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2460.pdf.
-
Dingbats: \u2776 to \u2793. See
http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2700.pdf.
-
Enclosed CJK letters and months:
\u3200 to \u32FF. See
http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U3200.pdf.
Example
The following
example demonstrates the functionality of the KPROPCHAR function:
length in1 out1 $30 ;
in1=unicode('\u2460\u2473\u277F\u325F');
out1=KPROPCHAR(in1);
put out1;
RESULTS:
(1)(20)(-10)(35)