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A little confused with RAND()
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Visual FoxPro
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Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
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01392453
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01392454
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>Hi,
>
>Here is an example and the results with question inline:
>
>
>SET DECIMALS TO 6
>ldBaseDate = {^1900-01-01}
>ldCurrDate = DATE()
>RAND(ldCurrDate - ldBaseDate)
>nTest = RAND()
>
>? nTest    &&    This shows 0.031874
>
>nTest = INT(nTest * 1000000)
>? nTest    &&    This however shows 31873
>
>
>Why the number 0.031874 turns into 31873 when multiplied by 1000000?
>
>UPDATE: As soon as I posted, I think I get it. The number 0.031874 is actually something like 0.0318738 and is only showing 6 decimal numbers. But the INT() truncates it. Right?

Yes, INT() truncates all digits after decimal point
--sb--
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