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The SIGN() function is used to determine the sign of a numeric value.  The SIGN() function will return the following values:
 
The SIGN() function is used to determine the sign of a numeric value.  The SIGN() function will return the following values:
  
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Latest revision as of 09:15, 4 February 2013

Purpose

Function to determine the sign of a numeric value

Syntax

SIGN(<expN>)

See Also

ABS(), IIF(), INT(), ROUND()

Description

The SIGN() function is used to determine the sign of a numeric value. The SIGN() function will return the following values:

<expN> Value Return Value
Positive 1
Negative -1
Zero 0

Example

? sign(9876.78)
         1
? sign(-87.9)
        -1
? sign(0)
         0

Products

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