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The ABS function examines a numeric source field/column or user specified numeric variable and returns the absolute value of the number.

Category

Mathematical

Syntax

ABS(numeric_field)

 

Parameter Descriptions

numeric_field

A numeric field, a variables, user specified numeric value or the numeric result of another Function.

Example

Using ABS()

-- Calculate the absolute value of the field Input_Num

ABS (Input_Num)

-- Calculate the absolute value of the number -356.

ABS (-356).