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Revision as of 09:25, 2 June 2009
Class
Numeric Data
Purpose
Specify the number of decimal places to be used when displaying the results of numeric expressions
Syntax
SET DECIMALS TO <expN>
See Also
Description
The SET DECIMALS command determines the minimum number of decimal places displayed in the result of numeric functions and calculations. For calculations that do not involve numeric functions, division, or multiplication, the number of decimal places displayed is the same as the number or variable with the most decimal places. For calculations involving multiplication, the number of decimal places displayed is the sum of the decimal places of the numbers being multiplied.
The SET DECIMALS command is normally used in conjunction with the SET FIXED command to specify a fixed number of decimal places for calculation results.
Example
? 285.129 * 4.6 1311.5934 set decimals to 3 set fixed on ? 285.129 * 4.6 1311.593
Products
Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer
