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function validWhole(vNum)                                                //
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//          function name: validWhole()                                  //
//             created by: Dustin Brown                                  //
//             created on: 2/20/2001                                     //
//                purpose: determine if 'vNum' is a valid whole number - //
//                         a positive integer.                           //
//             parameters: 'vNum' - the number to be evaluated.          //
//                returns: true if 'vNum' is a valid whole number; false //
//                         if it is not.                                 //
// include files required: stripChars.js                                 //
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{
	//if vNum is an integer >= 0, return true
	return ((vNum==stripChars(vNum))&&(vNum>=0))
}
//End function validWhole()----------------------------------------------//