Difference between revisions of "Working With Numeric Data in Recital"

From Recital Documentation Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Miscellaneous Numeric Functions)
(Miscellaneous Numeric Functions)
Line 119: Line 119:
  
 
* [[BETWEEN()|between()]] - determine whether an expression is between two other specified expressions
 
* [[BETWEEN()|between()]] - determine whether an expression is between two other specified expressions
* [[CEILING()|celing()]] - calculate the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to a given value  
+
 
 +
<pre>
 +
logical = between(value as expression, minimum as expression, maximum as expression)
 +
</pre>
 +
 
 +
* [[CEILING()|ceiling()]] - calculate the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to a given value
 +
 
 +
<pre>
 +
numeric = ceiling(limit as numeric)
 +
</pre>
 +
 
* [[COS()|cos()]] - calculate the cosine of an angle in radians
 
* [[COS()|cos()]] - calculate the cosine of an angle in radians
  
Line 133: Line 143:
  
 
* [[EXP()|exp()]] - calculate exponential value
 
* [[EXP()|exp()]] - calculate exponential value
 +
 +
<pre>
 +
numeric = exp(power as numeric)
 +
</pre>
 +
 
* [[FLOOR()|floor()]] - calculate the largest integer that is less than or equal to a given number
 
* [[FLOOR()|floor()]] - calculate the largest integer that is less than or equal to a given number
 +
 +
<pre>
 +
numeric = floor(limit as numeric)
 +
</pre>
 +
 
* [[LENNUM()|lennum()]] - calculate the length of a numeric value
 
* [[LENNUM()|lennum()]] - calculate the length of a numeric value
 
* [[LOG()|log()]] - calculate natural logarithm value
 
* [[LOG()|log()]] - calculate natural logarithm value

Revision as of 14:50, 22 January 2010

Working With Numeric Data in Recital

Certain set commands change the display format of numeric data:

  • set decimals - specify the number of decimal places to be displayed
set decimals to <places as numeric>
  • set fixed - determine whether the number of decimal places displayed is fixed
set fixed on | off
  • set point - specify the character to be used as the decimal point
set point to [<point as character>]
  • set separator - specify the character to be used to mark thousands
set separator to [<separator as character>]

Numeric Conversion Functions

  • abs() - return the absolute value of a numeric
numeric = abs(number as numeric)
  • cast() - perform data type conversion
expression = cast(expression as expression AS datatype as character [, width as numeric [, precision as numeric]] [null | not null])
  • chr() - perform numeric to ASCII character conversion
character = chr(number as numeric)
  • ctrl() - return the numeric value of a control character
numeric = ctrl(letter as character)
  • currency() - perform numeric to currency string conversion
character = currency(number as numeric)
  • etos() - perform expression to string conversion
character = etos(expression as expression)
  • int() - return the integer value of a numeric
numeric = int(number as numeric)
  • str() - perform numeric to string conversion
character = str(number as numeric [, width as numeric [, decimals as numeric [, base as numeric]]] )
  • strzero() - perform numeric to zero left-padded string conversion
character = strzero(number as numeric [, width as numeric [, decimals as numeric]])
  • transform() - perform expression to string conversion based on a picture formatting clause
character = transform(expression as expression, picture as character)
  • val() - perform string to numeric conversion
numeric = val(string as character)

Miscellaneous Numeric Functions

  • acos() - calculate the angle size in radians of a cosine
numeric = acos(cosine as numeric)
  • asin() - calculate the angle size of any given sine value
numeric = asin(sine as numeric)
  • atan() - calulate the angle size of a given tangent value
numeric = atan(tangent as numeric)
  • atn2() - calculate the angle size for the specified cosine and sine values of a given point
numeric = atn2(cosine as numeric, sine as numeric)
  • between() - determine whether an expression is between two other specified expressions
logical = between(value as expression, minimum as expression, maximum as expression)
  • ceiling() - calculate the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to a given value
numeric = ceiling(limit as numeric)
  • cos() - calculate the cosine of an angle in radians
numeric = cos(radians as numeric)
  • dtor() - perform degree to radian conversion
numeric = dtor(degrees as numeric)
  • exp() - calculate exponential value
numeric = exp(power as numeric)
  • floor() - calculate the largest integer that is less than or equal to a given number
numeric = floor(limit as numeric)
  • lennum() - calculate the length of a numeric value
  • log() - calculate natural logarithm value
  • log10() - calculate base 10 logarithm value
  • max() - calculate the greater of two values
  • min() - calculate the lesser of two values
  • mod() - calculate the division remainder
numeric = mod(dividend as numeric, divisor as numeric)


  • pi() - return the value of pi
numeric = pi()
  • rand() - return a random number
numeric = rand([seed as numeric])
  • round() - return a rounded numeric
numeric = round(number as numeric [, decimals as numeric])
  • rtod() - perform radian to degree conversion
numeric = rtod(radians as numeric)
  • sign() - return the sign of a numeric value
numeric = sign(number as numeric)
  • sin() - calculate the sine of an angle in radians
numeric = sin(radians as numeric)
  • sqrt() - calculate a square root
numeric = sqrt(number as numeric)
  • tan() - calculate the tangent of an angle in radians
numeric = tan(radians as numeric)

Miscellaneous Financial Functions

  • cagr() - calculate compound annual growth rate
  • fv() - calculate the future value of a periodic investment
  • payment() - calculate the payment on a loan
  • pmt() - calculate the payment on a loan
  • pv() - calculate the present value of equal regular payments on a loan