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PRC

PRECISION Variable

This numeric system variable returns the current setting of PRECISION or the number 127 to indicate FLOATING POINT.

Syntax

Section titled “Syntax”
PRC

Remarks

Section titled “Remarks”

This system variable is generally available starting with release level 8.0.

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
LET INCOMING_PRC = PRC

captures the PRECISION value at the entry to a routine, and allows the routine to reset the environment to FLOATING POINT for some mathematical calculations. You can use the following statement to reset the environment:

PRECISION INCOMING_PRC

See also

Section titled “See also”

FLOATING POINT and PRECISION directives

From the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference, Volume II: F–Q, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF