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  2. <html><head><title>Abs Function [Runtime]</title><meta name="filename" content="text/sbasic/common/03080601"/><meta name="language" content="en-US"/><help:css-file-link xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/><!--The CSS style header method for setting styles--><style type="text/css">
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  13.   <help:to-be-embedded Eid="abs" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help">
  14.   <p class="Head1"><help:link Id="66382">Abs Function [Runtime]</help:link></p>
  15.   <p class="Paragraph">Returns the absolute value of a numeric expression.</p>
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  17.   <p class="Paragraph"><span class="T1">Syntax</span>:</p>
  18.   <p class="Paragraph">Abs (Number) <help:key-word value="Abs" tag="kw66382_1" xmlns:help="http://openoffice.org/2000/help"/></p>
  19.   <p class="Paragraph"><span class="T1">Return value</span>:</p>
  20.   <p class="Paragraph">Double</p>
  21.   <p class="Paragraph"><span class="T1">Parameter</span>:</p>
  22.   <p class="Paragraph">Number: Any numeric expression for which to return the absolute value. Any positive number, including O, will be returned in the original; any negative number will be converted to a positive number.</p>
  23.   <p class="Paragraph">The following example uses the Absfunction to calculate the difference between two values. It doesnt matter which of the values you enter first; the <span class="T1">Abs</span> function corrects possible negative results.</p>
  24.   <p class="P2">Example:</p>
  25.   <p class="PropText">Sub ExampleDifference</p>
  26.   <p class="PropText">Dim siW1 As Single</p>
  27.   <p class="PropText">Dim siW2 As Single</p>
  28.   <p class="PropText">siW1 = Int(InputBox$ ("Please enter the first amount","Value input"))</p>
  29.   <p class="PropText">siW2 = Int(InputBox$ ("Please enter the second amount","Value input"))</p>
  30.   <p class="PropText">Print "The difference is "; Abs(siW1 - siW2)</p>
  31.   <p class="PropText">End Sub</p>
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