ToDecimal

ToDecimal Function

Converts the input value to a 12-byte decimal number ranging from positive 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335 to negative 79,228,162,514,264,337,593,543,950,335. The Decimal type is appropriate for financial calculations requiring large numbers of significant integral and fractional digits and no round-off errors.

Syntax

ToDecimal(scalar Value)

Arguments

Argument	Description
scalar Value	Single number to be converted

Examples:

ToDecimal(1/45)

Returns the value as decimal data type.