Re: [RE: [Re: RPGILE V4.3 Gotcha]]

[Frank Kolmann <fkolmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Buck,  Its the divide '/' operation thats the LULU.
It creates a intermed result of 30,20 or something equally wierd.
Then any sebsequent mults, divs ect. overflow the precision and the rules
drop back to 1 dec place.  U got no divides in your example.


Buck Calabro <mcalabro@commsoft.net> 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
>

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