In VFP9 you can use CAST() function.

>Hi all,
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>I have a need in a view to create a 3 digit wide blank numeric column that is filled in after the view is queried. The only way I could figure out how to do this is to insert an IIF() in as an expression to the view designer something like this (this is the resulting SQL SELECT):
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>SELECT Quotes.*, IIF(.T.,000,000) AS Years ;
>   FROM Quotes...
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>The problem is, the view designer wants to keep stripping out the extra zeros if you edit the view so that it becomes IIF(.T.,O,O) and I end up with a 1 digit wide column created...which causes numeric overflow. I don't want to have to switch to using a character column as that would be a lot of grief. Any better way to get a multi-digit column from within the view designer?
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>Thx.
>Albert