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DECIMAL Function
Converts an expression of any data type to a decimal value.
SYNTAX
expression
If expression is a character, then it must be valid for conversion into a number. (For example, 1.67 is valid but 1.x3 is not valid.) If expression is logical, then the result is 0 if expression is FALSE and 1 if expression is TRUE. If expression is a date, then the result is the number of days from 1/1/4713 B.C. to that date. If the value of expression is the unknown value (?), then the result is also unknown.
EXAMPLEThe example procedure lets the user enter new values for credit-limit in a special form. If the user enters the letter a, the procedure uses the standard a credit of 5000; if the user enters b, the procedure uses a value of 2000; if the user presses RETURN, the procedure uses a value of 1000. Otherwise, the user can enter any value for credit-limit. The DECIMAL function converts the value entered into a decimal value.
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