&NUM

Construct a numeric typed value from the concatenation of the arguments. Use this function, instead of evaluation brackets, to increase the level of semantic expression in the program, that is, indicate that a string is being constructed.

Restriction: This topic applies only when the AppMaster Builder AddPack has been installed, and applies only to Windows platforms.

Syntax:

&NUM (number, number, ...)

Aliases:

&num (number, number, ...)    &Num (number, number, ...)
&number (number, number, ...) &Number (number, number, ...)
&NUMBER (number, number, ...)

Examples:

&NUM (25, 1, "101")  = 251101
&NUM ("-", 25, 1, "101")  = -251101
&NUM ("+", 25, 1, "101")  = 251101
&NUM ("+", 25, &I, "101") = 257101