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**COMPINT**(//principal,rate,periods//)

| **COMPINT** | Computes total compounded interest plus principal. |
| //principal// | A numeric constant or variable containing the beginning balance, initial deposit, or loan. |
| //rate// | A numeric constant or variable containing the //applied interest rate// for the given time frame. |
| //periods// | A numeric constant or variable containing the number of compounding periods per year. |

The **COMPINT **function computes total interest based on a principal amount (//principal//), an applied interest rate (//rate//), plus the number of compounding periods (//periods//). The computed amount includes the original principal plus the compound interest earned. //Periods //specifies the number of compounding periods. For example, periods = 2 results in semi-annual compounding.

Applied interest rate may be calculated as follows:

PeriodicRate = AnnualInterestRate / (PeriodsPerYear * 100)

AppliedRate = PeriodicRate * TotalPeriods

**Return Data Type:     **DECIMAL

**Internal Formulas:**

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**Example:**

**CASE FIELD()**

**OF ?OK**

** CASE EVENT()**

** OF EVENT:Accepted**

**  PeriodicRate = AnnualInterestRate / (PeriodsPerYear * 100)  ! Setup Variables**

**  ActualRate  = PeriodicRate * TotalPeriods**

**  CompoundInterest = COMPINT(Principal,ActualRate,TotalPeriods) ! Call COMPINT**

**  DO SyncWindow**

** END**