Abs(total) ?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Waris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 3:04 PM Subject: SIMPLE number conversion PROBLEM....
>I am using SQL Server 7 and have a "total" field that is a Data Type of > DECIMAL. In SQL server 7 Decimal and Numeric data types are supposed to be > equal. I am having a heck of time testing for negatives. > > For example... Say my field contains -41.00 and I want to test and convert > it to 41.00. > > This should be easy: > > <cfif total LT 0> > <cfset total = total * -1> > </cfif> > > Why the heck doesn't the conversion or the test work??? Is it that the > data > type is decimal instead of numeric?? Am I missing something stupid... > > Thanks... Jeff. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:195977 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
