RE: Convert Float to Dec

["Bob Cozzi" <cozzi@xxxxxxxxx>]

First, why bother moving it into floating point? Why not go directly to
decimal?
Eval DecPrice = FltPrice

Second, for ATOF to work, you need the "E" embedded after the value.
"2.2134E0" or something like that.
-Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Malchow, Grizzly
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:31 PM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Convert Float to Dec

have the following statement.

 

D CharDate         S             11a  

D fltprice             S              8F  

D DecPrice         S             11P 4

 

FltPrice = atoF(Chardata);     

DecPrice = %DecH(FltPrice:5:4);

 

I get the following error when Chardata = '12.2963    '

 

Invalid floating-point format change detected.

The target for a numeric operation is too small to hold the result (C G
D F)

 

I've tried increasing the side of DecPrice, but that doesn't help. Is
12.2963 too large of a value to convert?

 

 

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