Converting text to number

[Jones Allen (Van)]

You can either assign it to a floating point item, or multiply it by a
scaling factor:

define d_float float*16 = nconvert("0.020")

define d_int   int*16 = nconvert("0.020") * 1000

In the "integer" example, you need to consider the scale every time you use
or print the value, eg:

report d_int pict "^^^.^^^"

-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Harwood [mailto:jamie.harwood@caddock.com]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 1:42 PM
To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: Converting text to number


Hi - perhaps I am missing something, but I am trying to get the correct
numeric value from a text field that may be something like 0.020. If I just
use NCONVERT, it returns 0. Any help? Thanks!

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Jamie Harwood



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