Re: RPGLE string to number -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: RPGLE string to number
From: Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:39:15 -0500
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The %trim() is superfluous. More CPU time to do the same thing, but it'll work.

However, %INT was a bad idea. %INT cannot handle the full range of 20-digit numbers. Use %DEC instead (I posted an example in an earlier message in this thread)

James Perkins wrote:

If it's an integer the %INT() BIF should work.
myNumField = %int(%trim(myCharField));

The %TRIM() might not be needed, I can't remember for sure there.

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