>Here´s the scenario:
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>Reading a CSV/TXT file, I receive "1000","2.541","2000","2000.00"
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>The rule says if the value of the string is a true integer (2000), divide it by 100, otherwise (2000.00) leave it as it is.
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>Since VFP evaluates 1=1.000 to true, a simple ? INT(VAL(lcValue))=VAL(lcValue) is not very helpful.
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>I´ve come up with
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>lnValue=IIF("." $ lcValue,VAL(lcValue),VAL(lcValue)/100)
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>Which works, of course, except it´s sooo sloooow!
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>If there is a better (much much faster) way please let me know!
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>TIA

IMHO any inline evaluation would be slow, ie:
lcValue # transform(val(lcValue)) && 2000.00
I would get contents into a temporary cursor as char type and have an extra field as numeric. After append I would populate numeric field with a replace all.
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