Re: [Re: RPGILE V4.3 Gotcha]

[Jim Langston <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Define them as 10, 2 instead of 7, 2
most of our numbers are defined 10, 2

Regards,

Jim Langston

Buck Calabro wrote:

> Jim,
> I haven't had many surprises using business math.  Here's your example
> translated into EVAL:
>
> D                SDS
> D  WorkStation          244    253
>
> D Fix1            s              7  2 inz(12.5)
> D Fix2            s              7  2 inz(1.5)
> D Fix3            s              7  3 inz(.825)
> D Result          s              7  2 inz(0)
>
> C                   Eval(h)   Result = Fix1 * Fix2 * Fix3
>
> C     Result        dsply     WorkStation
> C                   eval      *InLR = *On
>
> Works for me.
>
> Buck Calabro
> Aptis; Albany, NY
> mailto:Buck.Calabro@aptissoftware.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Langston
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 11:37 AM
> > To:   RPG400-L@midrange.com
> > Subject:      Re: [Re: RPGILE V4.3 Gotcha]
> >
> > If I told my son to multiply 12.50 then times 1.50 then times 0.825 and
> > he told me the answer was 1, he would be wrong, because the answer is
> > 1.54.  If any compiler I had ever used had given me an answer of 1 it
> > would
> > of been wrong, and none have.  But, why am I to expect RPG to suddently
> > decide the answer is 1, when the rest of the world knows it's not?
> >
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