? GetDecimals(1233456.778900000)
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Function GetDecimals(pnNum)
Local lcNum, lnDot, lnRetVal

* pad to arbitrary size
lcNum = Alltrim(Padl(pnNum, 1000))
lnDot = at('.', y)

Return IIF(lnDot = 0, 0, Len(lcNum) - lnDot)

>How can I find the position of the decimal point in a numerical value. I tried to convert the number to string but it rounded the value.
>
>thanks
>Nick