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[ShadowfoxXXX]

I have a program that takes in an area code.
I need a way to check if it contains anything other than numbers.

[ Moderator!: Do not use all caps in the subject line "CHECK IF VARIABLE CONTAINS LETTERS, NUMBERS, ETC..." ]

[Slanter]

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ShadowfoxXXX,
First read about how to get answers effectively.
http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4986
Then check the command list for "If var is [not] type"

[ShadowfoxXXX]

ok... I read it.
I'm assuming you're trying to say I did something incorrectly?
I did check all over the place, and i found nothing.
I don't need to include any further information,
and the "If var is [not] type" didn't show up anywhere, because AHK has no explicitly defined variable types. They're all just variables. No ints, strgins, or booleans.
I need a way to analyze the contents of a variable, even if it reads one character at a time, and then report if it contains any letters.




I tried:

If AreaCode is not digit {
MsgBox Area Code contains something other than the numbers 0-9!
Gui, Show
}

with and without % around AreaCode. It didnt work. At all

[[VxE]]

Link to docs: If vars is [not] type

Braces are used incorrectly here.

[rulfzid]

Another method that I find useful:

[Krogdor]

[ShadowfoxXXX]

braces used this way

if (blablabl){
stuff here
}

has always worked for me.
in fact i used it multiple times in this program and it worked fine.

somehow that particular method only works when i change it.
I guess i gotta get off the whole java thing.

[Krogdor]

OTB style, in which the brace is placed on the same line as the if-statement, is only valid for if-statements that are expressions. Normal if-statements such as
If SomeVar = SomeString
or the special if-statements such as
If SomeVar is [not] type
and
If SomeVar [not] in/contains MatchList
do NOT support OTB, and must have the brace appear on the next line.

[ShadowfoxXXX]

a a

[ShadowfoxXXX]

so what if i wanted to check for numbers?
and symbols?
is it
if blank is not letter
if blank is not string

what is it?

[Krogdor]

Please, at the very least, read what has been posted in your thread. [VxE] has already posted a link to the help file, where you will find all of the information you need.

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