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Re: removing letters from alphanumeric data

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• Subject: [mg48398] Re: [mg48377] removing letters from alphanumeric data
• From: János <janos.lobb at yale.edu>
• Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 00:50:25 -0400 (EDT)
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On May 26, 2004, at 2:41 AM, Charles Koehler wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am able to find and read in from a data header a particular variable
> value, my difficulty is in my attempt to drop the letters that follow
> the number I need to retrieve.
>
> For example, I'll use Find to locate the position of the variable
> "Temperature" and then store the value that follows it, however there
> is generally a "C" or something after the temperature value, e.g.
> "45C".  All I need is the value 45.

My newbie approach:

alnum = "45C"

45C

StringJoin[Map[ToString, Select[ToExpression[Characters[alnum]], 
NumericQ]]]

45

János
>
> Also, If there is no entry at all is there a way to put a placeholder
> value in it place, instead a Null.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Charles Koehler
>
>
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    • From: charles.koehler@marquette.edu (Charles Koehler)