Radians
Converts angleInDegrees to radians.
Format
Radians ( angleInDegrees )
Parameters
angleInDegrees - any numeric expression or field containing a numeric expression, in degrees
Data type returned
number
Originated in version
6.0 or earlier
Description
The parameters for FileMaker Pro trigonometric functions must be expressed in radians. If the values you want to use as parameters in a trigonometric equation are in degrees, use this function to convert them to radians first. A degree is equal to Pi/180 radians.
Example 1
Radians(45) returns .78539816....
Example 2
Sin(Radians(30)) returns .5.