Description
The Multiply$ function multiplies two strings representing floating point numbers.
Usage
As only integers are supported numbers in WinTask, calculation on floating point numbers is done using their string representation.
Syntax
res$=Multiply$(a$,b$[,rc])
Parameters
a$, b$ are the strings representing the two floating numbers to multiply.
rc, optional numeric return code.
Values are:
- 0 if the operation was successful
- 1 invalid operation because parameters are incorrect (for instance, the string can’t be considered a number)
- 2 if an overflow occurred
Return Value
res$, string representing a$ * b$.
See Also
#Precision
Examples
Multiply$("13.56","145.789") 'gives "1976.90"
Multiply$("-45.678","34.8976") 'gives "-1594.05"
#Precision=3
Multiply$("567.34257","45.343") 'gives "25725.014"
