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SQRT()

Calculates the square root of a number.
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 Syntax

        SQRT( <nNumber> ) --> <nSqrt>  

 Arguments

        <nNumber>   Any  numeric value.    

 Returns

        <nSqrt>     The square root of <number>.    

 Description

      This function returns the square root of <nNumber>. The precision of
      this evaluation is based solely on the settings of the SET DECIMAL
      TO  command. Any negative number passed as <nNumber> will always
      return a 0.

 Examples

      SET Decimal to 5
      ? SQRT(632512.62541)
      ? SQRT(845414111.91440)

Status

      Ready

 Compliance

      This function is CA-Clipper compliant.

 Platforms

      All

 Files

      Library is rtl