>As taken from the help file for SET DECIMALS (emphasis is mine);
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>"SET DECIMALS specifies the minimum number of decimal places used to display the results of division, multiplication, and trigonometric and financial functions."
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>I read this to say set decimals is like set century, it has no effect on the actual value but rather effects the display of that value.

Thanks Jim.

What I didn't know and have come to realize is that VFP does not store the value of an expression in the memory variable. It stores the expression and display properties of that expression.