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Notes • The argument to the function must be of type DATE.
RADIANS
Syntax
RADIANS
• If date_expression is supplied as a date literal, it can be any of the valid date_literal
formats where the day specification (DD) precedes the month specification (MM).
• The result is of type SHORT.
• If the argument expression evaluates to NULL, the result is NULL.
Compatibility
ODBC compatible
Returns the number of radians in an angle specified in degrees by expression.
Example This example illustrates the RADIANS function:
Notes • expression specifies an angle in degrees.
RAND
Syntax
SELECT *
FROM orders
WHERE QUARTER (order_date) = 3 ;
RADIANS ( expression )
SELECT RADIANS(180) 'Radians in 180 degrees' FROM SYSPROGRESS.SYSCALCTABLE;
• expression must evaluate to a numeric data type.
Compatibility
ODBC compatible
Returns a randomly generated number, using expression as an optional seed value.
RAND ( [ expression ] )
Example This example illustrates the RAND function, supplying an optional seed value of ‘3’:
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