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Mul (function)

Multiplies two expressions. This is the functional equivalent of the * operator.

Syntax

mul( expression, expression2 ) integer, measure, currency value

Arguments

expression1, expression2

Integer, measure or currency values. Both expressions must be of the same type. The returned value is set accordingly to the

type of the parameters.

Code Sample Examples

Examples 1 and 2 show both ways of multiplying numbers.

Example 1

show(inttostr(2*2)) %Displays 4

Example 2

show(floattostr(mul(4.7,2.1))) %Displays 9.87

Ord (function)

Returns the ASCII value of a character.

Syntax

ord( string ) integer value

Argument

string

String value whose ASCII value is returned. Only the first character is considered.

Code Sample Example

This example shows how to determine if a character is lowercase or uppercase.

Example

define(&data,string,'a') %Define sample string

if((ord(&data)>=97) and (ord(&data)<=122))