FT_FDEC()
Return the number of decimals in a numeric (type "N") field.
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Syntax
FT_FDEC( <xVar> ) -> nDec
Arguments
<xVar> is either a field name or ordinal .DBF position.
Returns
the number of decimal places in a numeric field. -1 if field is
not type "N", or if other error.
Description
FT_FDEC() reports the number of decimal places in a numeric field.
Examples
nDec:= FT_FDEC( "unit_prc" )
nDec:= FT_FDEC( 2 )
- or -
nNum:= FT_FNUM( "unit_prc" )
nDec:= FT_FDEC( nNum )
Source: FIELD.PRG
Author: Steve Kolterman