FLOAT: Converting to Floating Point Format

The FLOAT function converts a number to floating-point format.

Convert to the Floating Point Format

FLOAT(arg)

where:

arg

Numeric

Is the input value.

This function returns the value in floating-point format.

Converting to Floating Point Format

FLOAT converts a number to floating-point format. This example, 

FLOAT(3)

returns 3.0.