Measurement Functions ICR (3175)

Name

Value

NUMBER

3175

IA #

3175

DATE CREATED

2000/08/28

CUSTODIAL PACKAGE

KERNEL

CUSTODIAL ISC

San Francisco

USAGE

Supported

TYPE

Routine

ROUTINE

XLFMSMT

NAME

Measurement Functions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This routine contains entry points to allow conversion
between U.S.  (English) and Metric units.

STATUS

Withdrawn

XLFMSMT

COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT

COMPONENT DESCRIPTION

VARIABLES

$$BSA

Usage: $$BSA(ht,wt)

Returns body surface area.

VARIABLES	TYPE	VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
ht	Input	Height in centimeters.
wt	Input	Weight in kilograms.

$$LENGTH

Usage: $$LENGTH(val,from,to)

Returns conversion between metric length and U.S. length (either direction).
Returns equivalent value with units.

VARIABLES

TYPE

VARIABLES DESCRIPTION

val

Input

A positive numeric value. from Unit of measure of
val. to Unit of measure to convert val to.

from

Input

Valid units in either uppercase or lowercase are:

km = kilometers       mi = miles m = meters            yd = yards cm =
centimeters      ft = feet mm = millimeters      in = inches

Input

Valid units in either uppercase or lowercase are:

km = kilometers       mi = miles m = meters            yd = yards cm =
centimeters      ft = feet mm = millimeters      in = inches

$$TEMP

Usage: $$TEMP(val,from,to)

Converts metric temperature to U.S. temperature. Returns equivalent value with
units.

VARIABLES

TYPE

VARIABLES DESCRIPTION

val

Input

A positive numeric value. from Unit of measure of
val. to Unit of measure to convert val to.

from

Input

Valid units in either uppercase or lowercase are:

f = Fahrenheit      c = Celsius

Input

Valid units in either uppercase or lowercase are:

f = Fahrenheit      c = Celsius

$$VOLUME

Usage: $$VOLUME(val,from,to)

Converts metric volume to U.S. volume and vice versa. Converts milliliters to
cubic inches or quarts or ounces. Returns equivalent value with units.

VARIABLES

TYPE

VARIABLES DESCRIPTION

val

Input

A positive numeric value. from Unit of measure of
val. to Unit of measure to convert val to.

from

Input

Valid units in either uppercase or lowercase are:

kl = kiloliter       cf = cubic feet hl = hectoliter      ci = cubic inch dal
= dekaliter      gal = gallon l = liters           qt = quart dl = deciliter
pt = pint cl = centiliter      c = cup ml = milliliter      oz = ounce

Input

Valid units in either uppercase or lowercase are:

kl = kiloliter       cf = cubic feet hl = hectoliter      ci = cubic inch dal
= dekaliter      gal = gallon l = liters           qt = quart dl = deciliter
pt = pint cl = centiliter      c = cup ml = milliliter      oz = ounce

$$WEIGHT

Usage: $$WEIGHT(val,from,to)

Returns conversions between metric weights to approximate U.S. weights (in
either direction). Returns equivalent value with units.

VARIABLES

TYPE

VARIABLES DESCRIPTION

val

Input

A positive numeric value. from Unit of measure of
val. to Unit of measure to convert val to.

from

Input

Valid units in either uppercase or lowercase are:

t = metric tons      tn = tons kg = kilograms       lb = pounds g = grams
oz = ounces mg = milligram       gr = grain

Input

Valid units in either uppercase or lowercase are:

t = metric tons      tn = tons kg = kilograms       lb = pounds g = grams
oz = ounces mg = milligram       gr = grain