The <<prod...>> function
provides the operation provided by the multiplication operator, either
x, or more commonly *, in other languages. This function multiples
the first argument by the second and returns the product.
A
String data tag may be passed as an argument to the function, provided
it contains only numerical characters, sign, and a single decimal
character.
Arguments
<<prod
numArg1 numArg2>>- numArg1 This required argument contains the value that will be multiplied
by numArg2. May be a hard coded value, data tag,
or the return value of antoher function. If the value is hard coded
and contains a negative or postivie sign, the entire value must
be enclosed in double quotes, as in “-12.34”.
- numArg2 This required argument contains the value to multiplied by numArg1.
May be a hard coded value, data tag, or the return value of antoher
function. If the value is hard coded and contains a negative or postiive
sign, the entire value must be enclosed in double quotes, as in
“-10.23”.