SET DECIMALS

Purpose

Specify the number of decimal places to be used when displaying the results of numeric expressions

Syntax

SET DECIMALS TO <expN>

See Also

ROUND(), SET FIXED

Description

The SET DECIMALS command determines the minimum number of decimal places displayed in the result of numeric functions and calculations. For calculations that do not involve numeric functions, division, or multiplication, the number of decimal places displayed is the same as the number or variable with the most decimal places. For calculations involving multiplication, the number of decimal places displayed is the sum of the decimal places of the numbers being multiplied.

The SET DECIMALS command is normally used in conjunction with the SET FIXED command to specify a fixed number of decimal places for calculation results.

Example

? 285.129 * 4.6
 1311.5934
set decimals to 3
set fixed on
? 285.129 * 4.6
  1311.593