Re: Multiply Versus Divide -- RPG400-L

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Subject: Re: Multiply Versus Divide
From: "Bill" <billzbubb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:23:27 -0700
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rob=tksaTn4SAz0AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I'll give it to you in /free; you convert it to semi free.
> /free
>        WorkDate = (((NbrDate / 10000) - 3) * 10000) + 101;

Does anyone else, besides me, try to use multiplication wherever they can
instead of division?  Is it still a performance consideration when dealing
with a "large" number of calculations?

WorkDate = (((NbrDate * .0001) - 3) * 10000) + 101

Bill

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