Re: Multiply Versus Divide

[rob@xxxxxxxxx]

As Barbara has stated  "It's like standing on a step ladder to get closer 
to the moon."

Rob Berendt
-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary 
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." 
Benjamin Franklin 





"Bill" <billzbubb@xxxxxxxxxx>
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08/13/2003 04:23 PM
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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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