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Numbers

Table 2 shows the numeric types.

Table 2. Numeric Types
Type
Description
From
To

Integer

2-byte integer

-32,768

32,767

Long

4-byte integer

-2,147,483,648

2,147,483,647

Single

4-byte floating-point number

-3.402823e+38
0.0,
1.401298e-45

-1.401298e-45,

3.402823466e+38

Double

8-byte floating-point number

-1.797693134862315d+308,
0.0,
2.2250738585072014d-308

-4.94065645841247d-308,

1.797693134862315d+308

Currency

8-byte number with a fixed decimal point

-922,337,203,685,477.5808

922,337,203,685,477.5807

Numeric values are always signed.

Siebel VB has no true Boolean variables. Basic considers 0 to be FALSE and any other numeric value to be TRUE. Only numeric values can be used as Booleans. Comparison operator expressions always return 0 for FALSE and -1 for TRUE.

Integer constants can be expressed in decimal, octal, or hexadecimal notation. Decimal constants are expressed by simply using the decimal representation. To represent an octal value, precede the constant with &O or &o (for example, &o177). To represent a hexadecimal value, precede the constant with &H or &h (for example, &H8001).

  
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