UniBasic Commands Reference - Rocket Software

OCONV Masked Decimal (MD)
Syntax
OCONV(num.expr, "MDn [f] [ [ [prefix], [thsnd_mark], [dec_symbl], [suffix] ] ]
[,] [$] [- | < | E | C | D] [P] [Z] [T] [xc]")
Description
The OCONV masked decimal (MD) function scales, rounds, and formats a number
for display with up to nine decimal places. num.expr can be any numeric value. If the
input value or conversion code is invalid, UniData returns the input value.
Note: In BASICTYPE P, OCONV returns an empty string if UDT.OPTIONS 56 is on
and the input value or the conversion code is invalid.
Parameters
The following table describes each parameter of the syntax.
Some parameters set the same values. Results are unpredictable if you make
conflicting assignments.
Parameter Description
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num.expr Indicates a number to be formatted.
n Sets precision (the number of decimal places represented). It can be a
number between 0 and 9. If n is less than the number of decimal points in the
input data, the resulting value is rounded.
f Scales the input value num.expr by moving the decimal point f places to the
left. If omitted, f defaults to the value assigned to n (for example, if you
specify MD2, UniData reads it as MD22).
OCONV Masked Decimal (MD) Parameters