>I recently found something new for me when comparing a numeric value against a currency field which are supposed to contain exactly the same amount.
>
>Through the debugger window the numeric variable is shown as:
>Name: tnMonto
>Value: 61323.0200000
>Type: N
>
>The field as:
>Name: monto
>Value: $ 61323.0200
>Type: Y
>
>However when validating “tnMonto = monto” I get a False value.
>
>Any hints about what is going on are greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance and regards.
>
>Oscar Corte
As a workaround, try converting with ntom() or mton().
? ntom(lnMonto) = lyMonto
where the second letter indicates the type (N = numeric, Y = currency).
HTH, Hilmar.
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