sdD2Unit Function

Description

Returns the result of converting a degree value to another unit

Syntax

sdD2Unit(degree,tounit)

degree a numeric value to be converted

tounit a constant value showing which unit to convert to.

Return Values

sdD2Unit returns a double precision number.

Errors

If this function finds any errors in it's input parameter(s) it returns -99999999

Remarks

The function converts between units of time (Day, Hour, Minute, Second) and units of rotation (Degree, Arcminute, Arcsecond, Radian) on the basis that:

24 hours = 360 degrees and
24 hours = 2pi radians and
1 hour = 15 degrees and
4 minutes = 1 degree, etc.

You can convert a value in another unit to degrees using the complementary sdUnit2D function.

Example

To convert 23.45 degrees to radians
sdD2Unit(23.45,sdUnitRadian)equals 0.40927970959267...