===== DBFloat (Function) =====

==== Format ====
**dbfloat** ( [[numericexpressions|numeric_expression]] )\\
**dbfloat** ( [[integerexpressions|database_number]] , [[numericexpressions|numeric_expression]] )\\
**dbfloat** ( [[integerexpressions|database_number]] , [[integerexpressions|database_recordset_number]] , [[numericexpressions|numeric_expression]] )\\
**dbfloat** ( [[stringexpressions|string_expression]] )\\
**dbfloat** ( [[integerexpressions|database_number]] , [[stringexpressions|string_expression]] )\\
**dbfloat** ( [[integerexpressions|database_number]] , [[integerexpressions|database_recordset_number]] , [[stringexpressions|string_expression]] )

returns [[floatexpressions|float_expression]]

==== Description ====
Return a floating point (decimal value) from the specified column number or name of the current row of the open recordset.  If the field is a NULL value the decimal number 0.0 will be returned.  NULL may be tested for by using the [[DBNull|DBNull]] function.

==== Example ====
See example of usage on [[DBOpen|DBOpen]] page.

==== See Also ====
{{page>en:start#Database (SQLITE)&noheader}}

==== External Links ====
More information about databases in general and SQLite specifically can be found at [[http://sqlite.org|SQLite Home Page]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL|SQL at Wikipedia]].

==== History ==== 
|0.9.6y|New to Version|
|0.9.9.19|Added ability to have 8 database connections|
|0.9.9.22|Added column name or alias|