ABL DECIMAL() function to be extended to support Scientific Notation

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I would like to see the DECIMAL function extended to be able to handle Scientific Notation. I am importing XML files which are created by Microsoft Excel by 3rd party source. Currently I have a custom function to handle the conversion but it would be preferable if the ABL handled it natively. Conceptual idea: DECIMAL('4.7760555321528834E-2') would become 0.0477605553 Other programming languages seam to handle this, why not the ABL?

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