LOG10: Calculating the Base 10 Logarithm

LOG10 returns the base-10 logarithm of a numeric expression.

Calculate the Base 10 Logarithm

LOG10(num_exp)

where:

num_exp

Numeric

Is the numeric value for which to calculate the base 10 logarithm.

Calculating the Base 10 Logarithm

The following request calculates the base 10 logarithm of current salaries.

TABLE FILE EMPLOYEE
PRINT CURR_SAL AND COMPUTE
LOG_CURR_SAL/D12.6 = LOG10(CURR_SAL);
BY LAST_NAME BY FIRST_NAME
WHERE DEPARTMENT EQ 'PRODUCTION';
ON TABLE SET PAGE NOLEAD
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
GRID=OFF,$
ENDSTYLE
END

The output is shown in the following image.

LOG10 calculates the base 10 log of NUMBER.

LOG10(NUMBER)

For 145, the result is 2.161.