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The simple formula test (if %int(field) = field;) works great to determine if they keyed in an explicit decimal point, UNLESS they key in a decimal with all trailing zeroes. IOW, if the number they keyed is an integer, we assume they did not key a decimal point.

If they key an integer with a decimal point, then the "test" returns True, even though they did actually key an explicit decimal point.

Sorry, I should probably give a little more info.

I'm currently converting a large quantity of old RPG II programs to free-format RPG IV, and the users want to be able to enter numeric fields, with or without keying in a decimal point. So I have to allow them to enter data either way, and determine which way they keyed it in, and display it with the decimal point.





"Vern Hamberg" <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:mailman.38512.1279026764.2580.midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tim

Just curious - what does it matter if they type 15.0000? That is effectively an integer with far too many extra keystroke, that's all in one way of looking at it!!

In other words, what does this accomplish?

Vern


On 7/12/2010 1:22 PM, Timothy Adair wrote:
Is there a simple way to determine if a decimal point was explicitly keyed
in a numeric field? I've tried about every trick (and combination of
tricks) that I can think of.

I can do it programmatically by defining the screen field as alpha and a
second field as numeric but this gets a bit ugly, and could involve dozens
of fields in hundreds of programs.

The basic test of ---

if %int(field) = field;

--- works fine unless the user keys in a value like 15.0000.


Any ideas?


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