sqrt

Declaration

double function sqrt( double X)

Description

sqrt returns the square root of double X. X must be >= 0.0

Example Stored Procedure

CREATE PROCEDURE test_sqrt (X DOUBLE PRECISION)

RETURNS (result DOUBLE PRECISION) AS

BEGIN

result = sqrt(X);

END!!

WISQL - calling the example stored procedure

execute procedure test_sqrt(4);

RESULT

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2

execute procedure test_sqrt(4.4);

RESULT

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2.097617696340303

Error Results - restrictions on X are : X > 0.0

execute procedure test_sqrt(-4.4);

RESULT

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-999999