&ABS

Holds the absolute value of a numeric argument. Character strings are acceptable as arguments if they can be converted to numeric type.

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

Syntax:

&ABS (number)

&abs (number)     &Abs (number)

&ABS (0)  = 0
&ABS (123)  = 123
&ABS (-123)  = 123
&ABS ("-123")  = 123