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Mlarocca: Mlarocca moved page $FLOAT to $Float: Lower case change

2014-07-21T17:44:59Z

Mlarocca moved page $FLOAT to $Float: Lower case change

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JAL at 20:28, 2 January 2014

2014-01-02T20:28:04Z

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	<p>The $FLOAT function assigns a 4-byte floating point number to a 4-byte string, without any conversion. This function is intended for use in writing a floating point value to a USE data set. The $FLOAT function takes one argument containing a numeric value. If the argument is omitted, a value of 0 is returned. </p>		<p>
	<p><var class="product">Model 204</var> maintains 15 significant decimal digits of precision for 8-byte floating-point numbers and 6 significant digits of precision for 4-byte floating-point numbers. For an expanded discussion of rounding numbers, please refer to the section [[Floating ~~Point Conversion~~, ~~Rounding~~, and ~~Precision Rules~~#Mapping and precision adjustment\|Mapping and precision adjustment]]. </p>		The $FLOAT function assigns a 4-byte floating point number to a 4-byte string, without any conversion. This function is intended for use in writing a floating point value to a USE data set. The $FLOAT function takes one argument containing a numeric value. If the argument is omitted, a value of 0 is returned. </p>
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			<var class="product">Model 204</var> maintains 15 significant decimal digits of precision for 8-byte floating-point numbers and 6 significant digits of precision for 4-byte floating-point numbers. For an expanded discussion of rounding numbers, please refer to the section [[Floating point conversion, rounding, and precision rules#Mapping and precision adjustment\|Mapping and precision adjustment]]. </p>

	<p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Technical Support does not recommend using $FLOAT in new applications, although this function is supported for compatibility reasons.</p>		<p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Technical Support does not recommend using $FLOAT in new applications, although this function is supported for compatibility reasons.</p>

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ELowell at 19:22, 13 August 2013

2013-08-13T19:22:58Z

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	<p>The $FLOAT function assigns a 4-byte floating point number to a 4-byte string, without any conversion. This function is intended for use in writing a floating point value to a USE data set. The $FLOAT function takes one argument containing a numeric value. If the argument is omitted, a value of 0 is returned. </p>		<p>The $FLOAT function assigns a 4-byte floating point number to a 4-byte string, without any conversion. This function is intended for use in writing a floating point value to a USE data set. The $FLOAT function takes one argument containing a numeric value. If the argument is omitted, a value of 0 is returned. </p>
	<p><var class="product">Model 204</var> maintains 15 significant decimal digits of precision for 8-byte floating-point numbers and 6 significant digits of precision for 4-byte floating-point numbers. For an expanded discussion of rounding numbers, please refer to the section [[Floating Point Conversion, Rounding, and Precision Rules#Mapping and precision adjustment\|Mapping and precision adjustment]]. </p>		<p><var class="product">Model 204</var> maintains 15 significant decimal digits of precision for 8-byte floating-point numbers and 6 significant digits of precision for 4-byte floating-point numbers. For an expanded discussion of rounding numbers, please refer to the section [[Floating Point Conversion, Rounding, and Precision Rules#Mapping and precision adjustment\|Mapping and precision adjustment]]. </p>
	<p class="note"><b>Note:</b> ~~Rocket Software~~ does not recommend using $FLOAT in new applications, although this function is supported for compatibility reasons.</p>		<p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Technical Support does not recommend using $FLOAT in new applications, although this function is supported for compatibility reasons.</p>
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2013-04-20T13:19:02Z

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The $FLOAT function assigns a 4-byte floating point number to a 4-byte string, without any conversion. This function is intended for use in writing a floating point value to a USE data set. The $FLOAT function takes one argument containing a numeric value. If the argument is omitted, a value of 0 is returned. 
<var class="product">Model 204</var> maintains 15 significant decimal digits of precision for 8-byte floating-point numbers and 6 significant digits of precision for 4-byte floating-point numbers. For an expanded discussion of rounding numbers, please refer to the section [[Floating Point Conversion, Rounding, and Precision Rules#Mapping and precision adjustment|Mapping and precision adjustment]]. 
Note: Rocket Software does not recommend using $FLOAT in new applications, although this function is supported for compatibility reasons.
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