Divides one numeric expression by another numeric expression,
producing a decimal result. This is the case for both INTEGER and INT64
expressions.
Syntax
-
expression
- An expression that evaluates to a numeric value.
Example
This
procedure divides the number of items allocated by the number of items
on hand, producing a decimal value. The multiplication operator
(*) converts that decimal value to a percentage.
r-div.p
DISPLAY "INVENTORY COMMITMENTS AS A PERCENT OF UNITS ON HAND".
FOR EACH Item NO-LOCK:
DISPLAY Item.ItemNum Item.ItemName Item.Allocated Item.OnHand
(Item.Allocated / Item.OnHand) * 100 FORMAT ">>9" LABEL "PCT".
END.
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Notes
- ABL always performs
division as a decimal operation (the product of 5 / 2 is 2.5, not
2). If you assign the result to an integer field, ABL rounds the
decimal to make the assignment. When you want ABL to truncate a
quotient to an integer, use the TRUNCATE function (TRUNCATE(5 /
2, 0) is 2).
- The result of dividing a number by 0 is the Unknown value (?),
and the AVM does not display an error message.