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  3. December 2008

Re: Converting a string to a number in RPG

Joe.Maguire@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Can't say I've tested every permutation of a decimal number represented in
a string, but I believe the 'atof' API will do what you need. I use it
for a similar purpose via the below prototype.

D CvtDec PR 8F ExtProc('atof')
D * Options(*String) Value

C Eval(h) MyDecField = CvtDec(MyCharField)

FWIW: I would name the procedure something a bit more meaningful ... 'cvtDecToFloat' perhaps?

david


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