Make a Positive Number - Negative

How do i make a positive number which is assigned to a variable, a negative one.

So

PA = (Aptelev) - (intDiffQ)

If intDiffQ was positive, how do i make it negative before storing it in PA. Is there a Function to it?

the reason I ask is because sometimes the value of Aptelev is -12 and the value of intDiffQ is Positive. I want the answer to be positive but i keep getting a negative number!


Any ideas?

if number > 0 then number = number * -1

well, math is a lot like that. If you subtract a negative number from a negative number, you'll get a negative number.

sounds like what you want is the absolute value. see "abs" function

Hmm, you know actually that isn't true:

(-4) - (-8) = +4

But I'm sure you knew that...

hm ... I seem to have had a brain fart on that one

you can make a number negative just by multiplying it with -1 or just puttiing - sign before the variable..

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Originally posted by moinkhan
you can make a number negative just by multiplying it with -1 or just puttiing - sign before the variable..

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that will only work if the number = positive

-(-5) = 5
-(5) = -5
a = -5
-a = 5

sounds like what you want is the absolute value. see "abs" function

If you can't do simple addition/subtraction, maybe you should choose a new career track... :p

if i understand you right you want this

intDiffQ = intDiffQ - (intDiffQ * 2)

If intNumber is a variable that contains either a negative or positive value then:

VB Code:

intNegativeNumber = - Abs(intNumber)

intNegativeNumber will always contain the negative value.