How to Convert Percentages to Decimals in Cold Fusion

Use the division operator to convert a percentage number to a decimal. For instance, ".50" represents 50 percent as a decimal number. Divide the percentage number in Cold Fusion and use the Cold Fusion output tags to display the decimal result.

Instructions

1. Right-click the Cold Fusion file you want to use to display the decimal results. Click "Open With," then select the Cold Fusion editor.

2. Create a variable to hold the converted value. This code creates a variable:

   <cfset decNum = 0.00>

3. Include a percentage variable, if you do not already have a variable defined. The following code creates a percentage variable:

   <cfset percNum = 50>

4. Convert the percentage number to a decimal. The following code returns ".50" to represent 50 percent in the "percNum" variable:

   decNum = percNum/100

5. Display the result on the Cold Fusion page with this calculation result code:

   <cfoutput>#decNum#</cfoutput>

References

• Basic ColdFusion Tutorial; Tom Kitta; April 2009