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I need to round a value in a COMPUTE, and have the rounding carry through to EXL2K FORMULA.
I can cast the value to a P format (e.g., P6.1) to force rounding in other forms of output, where the calculations take place on the WFR server -- but that does not carry through to the formula in Excel.

There used to be a ROUND() function, as described in a release 4 manual (see below) -- and one might hope that in handling FORMULA the product would translate that to the corresponding Excel built-in ROUND() function. But, alas, ROUND() seems to have been withdrawn by IBI.

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It appears in a release 4.3 manual:

http://documentation.informati...f_user/09rpt83_1.htm
ROUND: Rounding Numbers
The ROUND subroutine rounds decimal numbers.
Available on: Cactus, Copy Manager, UNIX, Windows.

Syntax: How to Use ROUND to Round Numbers
The syntax for ROUND is
ROUND(infield, number, outfield)
where:
infield
Decimal
Is the name of the input field.
number
Integer
Is the number of significant decimal places.
outfield
Numeric
Is the name of the output field.

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But as of REL 7 (probably earlier) it's gone.

0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 3 IN PROCEDURE ADHOCRQ FOCEXEC *
(FOC263) EXTERNAL FUNCTION OR LOAD MODULE NOT FOUND: ROUND


Why-oh-why?

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Hi Jack,

Suggestion from our technicals: if you would like to find out what the issue is, please contact Customer Support Services and open a case for assistance. You may either call at 1-800-736-6130, or access online at InfoResponse.

Cheers,

Kerry


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