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Purpose
Returns an integer value indicating the sign of a number.


If the number is
Sgn returns
less than 0
-1
greater than 0
1
0
0

Syntax
Sgn (NumericExpression)


NumericExpression
Any valid numeric expression.

Example
Sub Main()
        Dim dbl As Double
        Dim mysign As Integer
        dbl = 3.1415
        mysign = Sgn (dbl)
        If mysign < 0 Then
                Print "The value of 'dbl' is negative"
        Else
                If mysign > 0
                        Print "The value of 'dbl' is positive"
                Else
                        Print "The value of 'dbl' is zero"
                End If
        End If
End Sub