function validate(val) 
   try:  
       cast val as numeric
   except:
      print "Oops, not a number"
      cast val as general  ## date or whatever 
end

validate(12.5)     ## returns 12.5
validate("12.5")   ## returns 12.5
validate("12 . 5") ## returns a date maybe

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