Making a negative number positive in FPL

[didyhans]

Is there a function that will allow me to remove the minus sign from an integer in FPL? I am trying to find out the difference between two numbers and want the result to always be positive. (For example 5 -7 = 2 (not -2))

[Joost]

Hmm... no function, but wouldn't the following do the trick?

set TEST = (5-7) * -1;

Where TEST is an integer field.

[didyhans]

Excellent, that works a treat. Two negatives make a positive!

In my script I have added a check to make sure that the number is negative before I multiply by minus one as it could sometimes be positive.

Thanks Joost.