Name:
ABS
Syntax:
(ABS(arg))
Family:
Function
Category:
Arithmetic and Mathematical
Description:
Absolute Value
Returns the absolute or positive value of
arg
(a value with a DOUBLE, REAL, NUMERIC, or INTEGER data type).
In the following example, the value of
vabs
is
2
.
SET VAR vnum = -2
SET VAR vabs = (ABS(.vnum))