Re: Exponential

[Jon.Paris@xxxxxx]

I suspect you a re missing a PTF or three - on my V4R4 system the code
below (cut/pasted from the editor) gives 19.10 as you say you expect.

     D#ExPo            S              1P 0   Inz(0)
     D#Base            S              4P 2   Inz(18.10)
     D#Result          S              5P 2

     C                   Eval      #Result = #Base + (1/(10**#Expo))
     C     #Result       Dsply                   #Result
     C                   Eval      *InLR = *ON
I have also compiled for V4R2 which is the same base compiler you are
using, with the same result.



I'm getting the wrong answer on an eval statement. Why?

Variable definitions:
(I am not using Inz in my program. Only here to give the example some
values)
D#ExPo         S              1P 0   Inz(0)
D#Base         S              4P 2   Inz(18.10)
D#Result       S              5P 2

The Eval statement:
Eval      #Result = #Base + (1 / (10 ** #Expo))

     Expected answer:    19.10
     Actual answer:      19.09

We are on V4R3.

If I break it down, it works.
Eval #CalcExpo = 10 ** (#Expo)
Eval #Result = #Base + (1/#CalcExpo)


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