>I want to sum numbers in a field but they are in a character field
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> sum val(numbers) to my_number
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> ? my_number
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> results in a strange caracter like 2403.1 + 10
>
>How can I do so I can result a integer number?
I think
sum val(Numbers) is correct.
Do you know about scientific notation? The example you give looks to me like a number in scientific notation; a real example might be 2.4031E+9. This result appears when the number is very big or very small.
The above example, 2.4031E+9, is a shortcut way of writing 2.4031 * 10^9. In other words, take the original number and move the decimal point 9 positions to the right.
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