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Example 2

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

Neg (function)

Returns the negative value of the specified expression. This is the functional equivalent to the - sign.

Syntax

neg( expression1 ) integer, measure, currency value

Argument

expression1

Integer, measure or currency value. The returned value is the same type as expression1.

Code Sample Examples

Examples 1and 2 show both ways of negating a number. Negating negative numbers yields a positive result.

Example 1

-12 %Returns -12

-&max %Returns negative of the value of the variable &max

neg(-12.45) %Returns 12.45

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))