Nesting Functions

[Darren Reely]

Try

define z2 char*11 = RJ(ASCII(X)[1:10])[1:8] + "." +
RJ(ASCII(X)[1:10])[9:2]

I made Z2 one character longer to fit in the decimal.

Darren


Terry Pickering wrote:
> 
> Consider the following code (I hope it aligns correctly in your email reader):
> 
> DEFINE X INT*8 = 12345
> DEFINE Y CHAR*10 = ASCII(X)
> 
> DEFINE Z1 CHAR*10 = RJ(Y)
> DEFINE Z2 CHAR*10 = RJ(ASCII(X))
> 
> REPORT X Y Z1 Z2
> 
> It produces the following results:
> 
> X Y Z1 Z2
> 
> 12345 12345 12345 12345
> 
> My basic question is why doesn't the results of Z2 the same as Z1? What I want is a right justified character field containing a number (no leading zeroes - that's cheating). I also want to do it without doing a two step define, but instead with functions in one step. I don't see anything in the manual that says you can't combine these two functions together, but it sure doesn't appear to let you do it.
> 
> What I'm trying to do is display in a QUICK INFO statement, a numeric field with two implied decimal places, something like this:
> 
> INFO = "Amount:" + ASCII(X)[1:8] + "." + ASCII(X)[9:2]
> 
> INFO statement would then display:
> Amount: 123.45
> 
> I can get it to work if I do it this way:
> 
> INFO = "Amount:" + ASCII(X,10)[1:8] + "." + ASCII(X,10)[9:2]
> 
> But then the INFO statement displays:
> Amount:00000123.45
> 
> Any suggetions????????
> 
> Terry Pickering CompuGroup, Inc.
> pickering@myself.com Portland, Oregon USA
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