SET FIXED

Class

Numeric Data

Purpose

Determines whether a fixed number of decimal places are displayed for numeric output

Syntax

SET FIXED ON | OFF | (<expL>)

See Also

ABS(), FIXED(), INT(), ROUND(), SET DECIMALS

Description

If SET FIXED is ON, then all numeric output will be displayed with the number of decimal places specified by the SET DECIMALS command. If no SET DECIMALS command has been issued, then the number of decimal places displayed will be 2. By default, FIXED is OFF.

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