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iSeries / AS400 FAQ : (Category) Programming : (Category) RPG : How can I convert a character string into a numeric value?

April 26, 2017AS400 category character convert iSeries numeric Programming rpg String value

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iSeries / AS400 FAQ : (Category) Programming : (Category) RPG : How can I convert a character string into a numeric value?

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First, don’t use ‘atof’. It introduces floating point which can’t hold every decimal value. Use some text-based method. Here is the source for a couple of procedures that handle this.