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Eurrat, Not that I wouldn't want a VAL-like function, but with Data type/Keyboard shift 'D' (pos. 35) in the display file, combined with CHECK(RZ) will get you almost what you want. You only have to move it to a numeric field for your calculations. Joep Beckeringh ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: End of the Trail <endofthetrail@skyenet.net> Aan: <RPG400-L@midrange.com> Verzonden: woensdag 18 augustus 1999 5:01 Onderwerp: Re: BrainStorming on changes/addtions > As long as we are compiling a wish list, I would like to see some sort of > %value function as in basic. I have had call to design a screen field as > char for input accepting only numerics; then right justify, fill with zeros > and move it to a numeric variable to be used in the program's calcs. I > could not find such a function. The others seem to convert numeric to > numeric. Basic, what I recall, was a value function that returns the value > of a char variable. It would save a couple of lines of code. (I am able to > right justify and zero fill the char field using eval and subst then move it > to a numeric field). Soooo.... Star light, Star bright, First Star I see > tonight, .... > > Eurrat Saylor, Jr. > End of the Trail endofthetrail@skyenet.net > Walkerton, IN +--- | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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