SET STRCONVERT

Purpose

Determines whether non-string expressions are automatically converted when added to strings

Syntax

SET STRCONVERT ON | OFF | (<expL>)

See Also

DTOC(), DTOS(), ECHO, ETOS(), LTOS(), SET STRICT, STR()

Description

If SET STRCONVERT is ON, non-string expressions are automatically converted as they are added to a string. If SET STRCONVERT is OFF, expressions must be converted manually using the ETOS() or other data conversion functions. By default, STRCONVERT is OFF.

Example

set strconvert on
? "This string can add numerics and dates etc. " + 100.89 + " " + date()
 
set strconvert off
? "This string can add numerics and dates etc. " + str(100.89,6,2) + " " + etos(date())