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PI
Notes • The NVL function is not ODBC compatible. Use the IFNULL function when
ODBC-compatible syntax is required.
PI
Syntax
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• The first argument to the function can be of any type.
• The type of the second argument must be compatible with that of the first argument.
• The type of the result is the same as the first argument.
Compatibility
Progress extension
Returns the constant value of PI as a floating-point value.
Example This example illustrates the PI function:
POWER
Syntax
PI ( )
SELECT PI () FROM SYSPROGRESS.SYSCALCTABLE;
Compatibility
ODBC compatible
Returns expression1 raised to the power of expression2.
POWER ( expression1 , expression2 )
Example This example illustrates the POWER function, raising ‘3’ to the second power:
SELECT POWER ( 3 , 2) '3 raised to the 2nd power'
FROM SYSPROGRESS.SYSCALCTABLE;
Notes • expression1 must evaluate to a numeric data type.
• expression2 must evaluate to an exact numeric data type.