%% Converts any data type into a string data type %%equate STRING(datum) "" >> string datum >> string outputs(string) %% Converts any data type into a number (integer) data type %%equate NUMBER(datum) 0 >> number datum >> number outputs(number+0) %% Converts any data type into a number (decimal) data type %%equate DECIMAL(datum) 0.0 >> decimal datum >> decimal outputs(decimal) %%end