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Re: MPE/iX script question
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"VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1)" <[log in to unmask]>
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VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1)
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Mon, 30 Sep 2002 14:58:48 -0700
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setvar x decimal(!y-1)   -- or --
setvar x "![!y-1]"

HTH,
 Jeff Vance, "CSY"

> Okay, I'd swear this is easy.  I have a CI variable that is a
> numeric string (like "2000") and I would like to set another
> CI variable to be a numeric string that is one less ("1999").
>  How can I perform math on the first variable?  Is there a
> simple way (that I'm just not remembering) to convert a
> string variable to a number, then back again?

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