1 DECIMAL

 The DECIMAL function converts  a  numeric  or  string  expression  to  the
 DECIMAL data type.

 Example

 A = DECIMAL ("3.20", 8, 2)

2 Syntax

     decimal-var = DECIMAL(exp [, int-const1, int-const2])

 Int-const1 specifies the total number of digits.   Int-const2  specifies
 the number of digits to the right of the decimal point.