%EDITFLT built-in function converts the value of the numeric expression to the character external display representation of float.  The result is either 14 or 23 characters.  If the argument is a 4-byte float field, the result is 14 characters.  Otherwise, it is 23 characters.

%EDITFLT (NumericExpression)   

Parts

NumericExpression

Required. If specified as a parameter to a definition specification keyword, the parameter must be a numeric literal, float literal, or numeric value constant name or built-in function.

When specified in an expression, constant folding is applied if the numeric expression has a constant value.

Example

BEGSR
DclFld Name(A) Type(*ZONED) Len(5,0)
DclFld Name(Result) Type(*String)

A = 50000
Result = "Float value is " + %EditFlt (A) + "."
MsgBox Result

// The value of "Result" is "Float value is +5.000000e+004."
ENDSR

See Also

Built-in Function Overview