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GET-FLOAT Function

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Returns the 4-byte floating-point value at the specified memory location as a DECIMAL.

SYNTAX

GET-FLOAT ( source , position ) 

source

A function or variable that returns a RAW or MEMPTR value. If source is the unknown value, GET-FLOAT returns the unknown value (?).

position

An integer value greater than 0 that indicates the byte position where you want to find the information. If position is greater than the length of source, Progress returns the unknown value (?). If position is less than 1, Progress generates a run-time error.

EXAMPLES

For examples of how to use the GET-FLOAT function, see the GET-BYTE Function reference entry.

NOTES

SEE ALSO

LENGTH Function, PUT-FLOAT Statement, RAW Function (ORACLE only), RAW Statement (ORACLE only), SET-SIZE Statement


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