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  • Subject: RE: %DECPOS ?
  • From: "John Hamrick" <fapitmanager@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 11:01:19 -0400
  • Importance: Normal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
> Behalf Of Shen
> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 1999 9:38 AM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: %DECPOS ?
>
>
>
> Dp4               s                 7p 3   inz(8236.567)
> Ds5               s                 9s 5   inz(23.73442)
> Dresult6               s                 5i 0
>  *
> C                       eval           result6 = %decpos(p4 * s5)
>
> Why the result6 = 8 ?
>
> Thanks.

My guess is that it is because the intermediate result (p4 * s5) requires 8
decimal places.  The decimal places required for an accurate product is
always the sum of the number of decimal places in each multiplicand. 3 + 5 =
8.

John Hamrick,
Fisher Auto Parts

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