>Tim...
>
>I think this will better suit your needs. At least I hope so! :)
>set decimals to 10
>
>mtest= 234.123456700 (or what ever number)
>mval=alltrim(str(mtest,45,10))
>
>*test for decimal place.....
>mdec=occurs('.',mval)
>
>if mdec > 0 && there is a decimal
> && split string into right and left portions
> && include decimal in the left
> mleft = substr(mval,1,at('.',mval))
> mright=substr(mval,(at('.',mval)+1),10)
> && now that you have the portion to the right of the decimal...test for "0"
> if occurs('0',mright) > 0 && extract portion with numbers
> mright = substr(mright,1,at('0',mright)-1)
> endif
> && put strings back together
> mstring = mleft+mright
>else && no decimal
>
> mstring=mval
>
>endif
>
>?mstring
>
>Hope this helps you with our problem!

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