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32 General program functions
Multiplication
Syntax
Operand1 * Operand2
The operands can either be entered directly or as a Variable and can be
of the type
Text , Number or Date/Time .
Examples
Operand1 Operand2 Result Example Remarks
Operands of the same type:
Number Number Number
1.2 * 3 = 3.6 -
Text Text Text "Metrohm" * "AG" = invalid This operation is not permitted.
Time Time Number Time(1998;05;06) *
Time(1902;02;03) =
27'478'004.545
(for UTC+1
or +2 for Summer time)
Time() : see function Time(Date)
Result: number of days calculated
since December 1899, dependent
on the system time
Operands of different types: the operand that does not correspond to the type of result is converted
to the particular result type before the operation.
Number Text Text 2 * "Metrohm" = "Metrohm-
Metrohm" -
Text Number Text "Metrohm" * 2 = "Metrohm-
Metrohm" -
Number Time Number 2.0 * Time(1999;10;7) =
72'879.833
(for UTC+2)
Result: number of days calculated
since December 1899, dependent
on the system time
Time Number Number Time(1999;10;7) * 2.0 =
72'879.833
(for UTC+2)
Result: number of days calculated
since December 1899, dependent
on the system time
Text Time Text "Metrohm" * Time(1999;10;7)
= invalid This operation is not permitted.
Time Text Text Time(1999;10;7) * "Metrohm"
= invalid This operation is not permitted.