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Not all VIs and functions in LabVIEW support the fixed-point data type. If you wire a fixed-point number to a VI or function that does not support the fixed-point data type, the VI appears with a broken Run button. The following VIs and functions support the fixed-point data type.

Numeric Functions

The following Numeric functions support the fixed-point data type:

• Absolute Value
• Add
• Decrement
• Increment
• Multiply
• Negate
• Round To Nearest
• Round Toward +Infinity
• Round Toward -Infinity
• Scale by Power of 2
• Sign
• Square
• Subtract

Comparison Functions

The following Comparison functions support the fixed-point data type:

• Equal?
• Equal To 0?
• Greater Or Equal?
• Greater Or Equal To 0?
• Greater?
• Greater Than 0?
• Less Or Equal?
• Less Or Equal To 0?
• Less?
• Less Than 0?
• Not Equal?
• Not Equal To 0?

Conversion Functions

The following Conversion functions support the fixed-point data type:

• To Byte Integer
• To Double Precision Float
• To Extended Precision Float
• To Fixed-Point
• To Long Integer
• To Quad Integer
• To Single Precision Float
• To Unsigned Byte Integer
• To Unsigned Long Integer
• To Unsigned Quad Integer
• To Unsigned Word Integer
• To Word Integer

Data Manipulation Functions

The following Data Manipulation functions support the fixed-point data type:

• Flatten To String
• Logical Shift
• Rotate Left With Carry
• Rotate Right With Carry
• Type Cast
• Unflatten From String

String/Number Conversion Functions

The following String/Number Conversion functions support the fixed-point data type:

• Decimal String To Number
• Fract/Exp String To Number
• Hexadecimal String To Number
• Number To Decimal String
• Number To Engineering String
• Number To Exponential String
• Number To Fractional String
• Number To Hexadecimal String
• Number To Octal String
• Octal String To Number