On 2/4/2015 3:01 PM, Graham Samuel wrote:
Fascinating! Up to this moment, it seemed to me that the
**appearance** of a number in a variable or more particularly in a
field, **is** the number - where is the space where the engine can
put an extended value?
The number retains its full value as long as it remains in RAM. The
numberformat only works when an operation is performed on it that
converts it to a string. So, placing it into a field will cause it to
become the visible representation of the number if you pull it back out
of the field again later. Putting the number into a variable frequently
turns it into a string unless the engine determines the variable is
actually a number and retains it as such.
put "12.5" into tVar -- still a number
add 2 to tVar -- still a number
put tVar into fld 1 -- tVar remains a number, field contains a string
put "x" after tVar -- now it's a string
Numberformat does only change the representation of the number, but is
only applied when something turns that number into a string.
put 1.55555 into tVar -- number
set the numberformat to "0.00"
add 1 to tVar -- still a number
put tVar into fld 1 -- numberformat applied here, field contains a
string "2.56"
add 1 to tVar -- still a number, contains 3.55555
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Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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