You could do it in one line: put trunc(-14.2+1000000000)-1000000000
where the 1000000000 part is a number bigger than anything you’re going to encounter in your app. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode