>>
>>

>>xxx = transform(1234.56789)
>>yyy = eval(m.xxx) && no QUOTES
>>

>
>Gregory:
>
>This is getting interesting, I was getting a syntax error if I did not use the quotes, so I guessed you forgot them.
>
>Now, I tried again, still syntax error, then I realize that I have SET SYSFORMATS ON so the decimal separator is a ","
>
>Transform is converting the number to a string with a "," so EVAL gave me a syntax error, I should do s SET POINT TO "." before doing the transform:
>
>

>m.lcPoint = Set("Point")
>Set Point to "."
>xxx = transform(1234.56789)
>Set Point to m.lcPoint
>yyy = eval(m.xxx) && no QUOTES
>?xxx
>?yyy
>

>
>Thank you very much, this seems to work.
>
>Carlos

Ok, in that case

xxx = strtran(transform(1234.56789), set('point'), '.')
yyy = eval(m.xxx)