Apollo API Listing > sx

VB Declaration

Declare Function sx_EvalNumeric Lib "Apollo9.dll"

(ByVal cpExpression As String)

As Double

DOUBLE FAR PASCAL sx_EvalNumeric(BYTEP cpExpression);

Evaluates an xBase expression that returns a numeric value and converts the result to a double precision number.

cpExpression: An xBase expression that will evaluate as a number.

The result of the expression is converted to a double precision number and passed back to the caller.

' Let xBase engine perform the calculation on two numeric fields

iResult = sx_EvalNumeric( "TIME_OFF - TIME_ON" )

// crossfoot aged receivables

dTotal = sx_EvalNumeric("overdue + ancient + current");