>No, not running SET DECIMALS TO 0 ....
>
>I am converting from one DBF with a C(6) field equipcode containing values such as:
>
>2098
>0092
>3100
>2101
>2435
>
>In a SCAN / ENDSCAN ... REPLACE equipment WITH VAL(equipcode), where equipment is N10.0
>
>The results are:
>
>298
>92
>31
>211
>2435
>
>I thought I understood VAL as returning the Value of the character field, but it seems to be dropping all zeros ...
>
>Best,
>
>Harold ...

That works fine for me:

SET DECIMALS TO 17
CREATE CURSOR crsTest (CharField C(6), NumField N(10))
INSERT INTO crsTest (CharField) VALUES ("2098")
INSERT INTO crsTest (CharField) VALUES ("0092")
INSERT INTO crsTest (CharField) VALUES ("3100")
INSERT INTO crsTest (CharField) VALUES ("2101")
INSERT INTO crsTest (CharField) VALUES ("2435")

SCAN
   REPLACE NumField WITH VAL(CharField)
ENDSCAN
BROWSE NORMAL