I've also found another little quirk in VfP6 maths handling :
Both
? padl(9999999/10 ^ 3,8)+'9'
? padl(9999999/1000,8)+'9'
prints 10000.009
whereas
x = 3
? padl(9999999/10 ^ x,8)+'9'
prints 9999.9999
so be wary on using a mathmatical solution
Len Speed