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Description:
Strips all ASCII character codes from str.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<CFSET str="This&nbsp; is&##155; a test&trade;">
<CFOUTPUT>
Given str=#str#<BR>
Stripped: #StripAscii(str)#
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Removes ASCII character codes from the string.
 * 
 * @param string      String to be modified. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Rob Brooks-Bilson (rbils@amkor.com) 
 * @version 2, December 10, 2002 
 */
function StripAscii(str)
{
  return REReplace(str, "&(##[0-9]{1,3}|[[:alpha:]]*[[:alnum:]]+);", "", "ALL");
}