RE: What do you get when you multiply a number with 1

Didn't used to have EVAL - old code, old techniques

At 08:33 AM 2/1/2006, you wrote:

Wouldn't it be enough to simly code

Eval(h) WKSLBS0 = ICNWGT

I thought that would take care of the rounding, without the need of
multiplying by 1.

Peter Colpaert
Application Developer
PLI - IT - Kontich, Belgium
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He is rounding.

Eval(H) will cause the result to be rounded to the nearest decimal.

If ICNWGT = 125.67894 the statement will result in WKSLBS0 = 126
If ICNWGT = 125.41324 the statement will result in WKSLBS0 = 125


Joel B. Harvell
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Here is a piece of code from my application program. The author of this
program is a renowned person, who wouldn't do mad things.

IF        PMTEN = *BLANKS OR PMTEN = '0'
EVALH)   WKSLBS0 = ICNWGT * 1
EVAL      WRKSLBS = WRKSLBS + WKSLBS0
ENDIF


PMTEN = no. of decimal places (I'm really not sure about this. This
field is taken from a file)
WKLBS0 is a 15, 0 packed field
ICNWGT is a 15, 5 packed field (This field is also taken from a file)

The question is "why is the author multiplying with 1". What is he
trying to accomplish?


Thanks,
Ganesh

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