Hello everyone code below ran successfully in 7.6.12 now in 7.6.13 ******* are displayed.
-SET &CAPM = 999;
-SET &XSCAP = &CAPM*1000000;
-TYPE &XSCAP
in 7.6.12 &XSCAP displays 9990000000
in 7.6.13 &XSCAP displays *******
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If I use FTOA the result is incorrect
-SET &NUM1=999;
-SET &NUM2= FTOA((&NUM1 * 10000000), '(D14)', 'A14');
-TYPE &NUM2 displays 9,990,000
Any recommendations? corrections or another technique? According to my customer this worked in 7.6.5.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: <Kathryn Henning>,

make that
-SET &NUM2= FTOA((&NUM1 * 10000000), '(D10)', 'A14');
and you'll get the full answer
9,990,000,000

Thank you! I had to increase the size to A30 to get it to display properly.

Rhonda

or ....

-SET &NUM4= FTOA((&NUM1 * 10000000), '(D10c)', 'A14');

If you want it without the comma seperators.

Don't forget SET DMPRECISION when you want to play with decimal places in Dialog Manager.


T

quote:

-SET &CAPM = 999;
-SET &XSCAP = &CAPM*1000000;
-TYPE &XSCAP

In WF 8.0.03 I get 999000000
Maybe a quirk in 7.6.13?

I would not be surprised if it is an MVS FOCUS quirk or BUG. We do not have FOCUS 8.x...is it out yet? I will have IBI test it out.
Thanks for all your input.

I got the same ****** when i ran in WF 5.3.

Thanks Tony - didn't know you could do that! I miss my manuals with all the notations in the stickies!

Rhonda

quote:

DMPRECISION

rhonda, page 187 in the WF Keysheet
its the best thing since the old hardcopies...

Way to go Susannah, You're goning high-tech now with that new WF Keysheet My "User Manual release 7.0 Volumne I and II" are right here on my desk...

A number will be stored as an Integer value in Dialogue Manager and the limit in FOCUS/WebFOCUS is I9 although the calculation itself is done in double-precision. This no longer works in FOCUS 7.6.13 the calculation needs to be 8 digits or less. A ticket has been opened with IBI.

-SET &CAPM = 999;
-SET &ZCAPM = (&CAPM * 1000000);
-TYPE &ZCAPM

Hi Rhonda,

As a matter of interest - did you try the "SET DMPRECISION" command with your example?

I can't remember whether or not it was available in 7.6.x, but perhaps it is worth trying anyhow.

If I run

-SET &NUM1=999;
-SET &NUM2= FTOA((&NUM1 * 10000000), '(D14)', 'A14');
-SET &NUM3= FTOA((&NUM1 * 10000000), '(D10)', 'A14');
-SET &NUM4= FTOA((&NUM1 * 10000000), '(D10c)', 'A14');
-? &NUM

in 7.7.03, I get

 &NUM1         = 999
 &NUM2         =      9,990,000
 &NUM3         = 9,990,000,000
 &NUM4         = 9990000000

returned.

T

Yes I did and it did not seem to have any affect on the code. IBI is looking at the issue to see if the limit has been changed.

Cheers!
Rhonda