RE: Need to know how many integer positions are filled in a variable

You might need to refine this somewhat:
X = -1009.78061 ;
IntPos = %len(%char(%int(%abs(x)))) ;

This will return 4. Below solution would have returned 5, including sign.

Also curious what value this would have in bidness programming. :)

Dennis Lovelady
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How about something like:

x = 1009.78061;
IntPos = %len(%char(%int(x)));

This should set IntPos to 4, as you requested. Note that

%int() removes the decimal places, thus it turns 1009.78061 into
the numeric value 1009
%char() converts the numeric 1009 into a character string of '1009'
%len() measures the length of the character string.

Now that I've answered your question -- can you please explain why you
needed it? Now that you have the number of "integer positions", what
are you going to do with that? I can't think of what good it'd do
you...

On 9/9/2010 1:28 AM, Raja Nama wrote:

Dear All,



Let me explain through examples.



Let us say we have a variable WX of length 13,8.



If I have value 123.3567, I need no. of integer positions filled

that is 3.

If I have value 1009.78061, I need no. of integer positions filled

that

is 4.



Do we have any built in functions to do the same or simple logic will

do.

Regards

Reddy Raja Nama

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