OK, I'm probably the only person here who has use for this, but I feel like contributing.  My company moves heavy and large machinery, so we often need to convert specs that show measurements in inches only to feet and inches, or likewise with centimeters.  Here's the code I use in my Workorder application:

Elements used:  CM, Feet, Inches

First, the centimeters conversion, if needed:

** PROGRAMMING SECTION: [CM] [On Element Change] **

// Converts Centimeters to Inches

Inches = CM * 0.393700787 

Then, change inches to feet and inches:

** PROGRAMMING SECTION: [LENGTH_INCHES] [On Element Change] **

// Changes inches over 12 to extra feet and inches

var vExtraInches as Double
var vExtraFeet as Double
var vExtraFeetInches as Double

if Inches > 12 then
	{
	vExtraFeetInches = (Inches / 12)
	vExtraFeet = @Int(VExtraFeetInches)
	vExtraInches = (VExtraFeetInches - vExtraFeet)
	vExtraInches = (VExtraInches * 12)
	Feet = Feet + vExtraFeet
	Inches = vExtraInches
	}

IF Inches = 12
	THEN
	{
	Feet = Feet + 1
	Inches = 0
	} 

Thanks, I'll give it a try!

I'm looking for "increment", and it works well.  Thanks Bob, that cleans up my code a lot!  (I do this calculation in 12 places, length-width-height for 4 possible machines.)

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I have thought about this, but the "Inches to Feet & Inches" calculations are needed when changes are made to 12 different "Inches" elements, and the results are placed in 24 different "Feet & Inches" elements.  The @Mod() code simplifies things greatly, but since I need a separate code line to specify the output elements for each calculation anyway, the addition of variables in a sub routine would actually add lines of code now.  I think.  Not sure, but I think so. 

[/quote]Element Programming will then consist of only one line calling the Sub Routine(CM) [/quote]
The CM conversion is actually only done in one spot.  I added it as a "utility" for my users.  They can then cut & paste the result if they need to.  It isn't needed very often.

Thanks for your help Bob!  I'm not really sure what @MOD() is doing, but whatever it is it's doing it well.

Thank you, Erika.  I did read page 188 before using it, I really did.  I didn't understand it, but I read it.

It's the math that throws me.  I'm not very good at math.  X's and Y's, integers and remainders...it's not quite Greek but it's close.  Sorry.

Thank you.