This property sets characters to be compared as key fields exclusively to blanks and alphanumeric characters.
Syntax
object.AlphaNumOnly = boolean
object
This specifies object expressions that define references to objects.
boolean
This specifies whether to set characters to be compared as a key field exclusively to blanks and alphanumeric characters. For the values to be set, refer to the following setting values.
Setting value
The setting values of the AlphaNumOnly property are as follows.
Setting value | Meaning |
|---|---|
True | Only blank and alphanumeric character are to be compared. |
False | All the characters are to be compared. (Default value) |
Description
Specifying True determines the order of the records taking out only blanks and alphanumeric characters and compares them.
The values specified in this property are effective when the key field is omitted in sort processing (DisposalNumber = 0) or merge processing (DisposalNumber = 1) of the text file.
When this specification is omitted, all the characters are to be compared.
