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<P><A NAME="rchar"></A>
<font size="+3" color="green"><B>RCHAR</B></font></P>
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<TD width="15%" valign="top"><B>Syntax</B>:</TD>
<TD width="85%"><CODE>
string = RCHAR(scalar)<br />
string = RCHAR(scalar,format)</CODE>
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The <CODE>RCHAR</CODE> function accepts a numeric scalar as first
argument and returns a string. It converts the numeric value to a string using
the default format <CODE>%g</CODE>. You can
specify a C style format string by including it as the optional second string argument.</p>
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<font size="+1" color="green">Examples</font></P>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFFF"><em>function</em></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#FF9966"><em>result</em></td>
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<td><CODE>RCHAR(-1.234)</CODE></td>
<td><font color="orange">'-1.234'</font></td>
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<td><CODE>RCHAR(PI,'pi = %6.4f')</CODE></td>
<td><font color="orange">'pi = 3.1416'</font></td>
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<td><CODE>RCHAR(2*PI,'%10.4E')</CODE></td>
<td><font color="orange">'6.2832E+00'</font></td>
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<td><CODE>RCHAR(2*PI,'%10.4e')</CODE></td>
<td><font color="orange">'6.2832e+00'</font></td>
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Strings may be appended together using the <a href="../../Operators/append/append.htm">append operator</a>,
<CODE>//</CODE>. Scalar values can also be
appended to strings using the <CODE>RCHAR</CODE> function. For example,
suppose <CODE>A = -1.234</CODE>, and <CODE>T</CODE> is a
string variable with <CODE>T = ' units'</CODE>.</p>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFFF"><em>function</em></td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#FF9966"><em>result</em></td>
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<td><CODE>'The value of A is '//RCHAR(A)//T</CODE></td>
<td><font color="orange">'The value of A is -1.234 units'</font></td>
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<td><CODE>'The value of A is '//RCHAR(A,'%4.1f')//T</CODE></td>
<td><font color="orange">'The value of A is -1.2 units'</font></td>
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