RE: Convert Decimal to Fractional Notation

["Ali Ekinci" <Ali.Ekinci@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Try below procedure.
Hope it helps.
PS:this procedure is not tested


p**---------------------------------------------------------------
p** getFract                                                      
p**---------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  
P getFract        B                                               
D getFract        PI            20A                               
D  pNum                         10S 4 const                       
                                                                  
d wInt            s              6S 0                             
d wDec            s              4S 4                             
d wDec1           s              4S 0                             
d wDivStr         s              5S 0                             
d wDiv            s              4S 0                             
d wFract          s             20A                               
                                                                  
c                   eval      wInt=%int(pNum)                     
c                   eval      wDec=pNum-wInt                      
c                   eval      wDec1=wDec*10000                     
c                   eval      wDivStr=10000                        
c                   dow       %rem(wDec1:10)=0                     
c                   div       10            wDec1                  
c                   div       10            wDivStr                
c                   end                                                         
                                                             
c                   eval      wDiv=wDec1                                   
c                   dow       %rem(wDivStr:wDiv)>0 OR %rem(wDec1:wDiv)>0   
c                   sub       1             wDiv                           
c                   end                                                    
                                                                           
c                   eval      wFract=%char(wInt)+'-'+%char(wDec1/wDiv)     
c                             +'/'+%char(wDivStr/wDiv)                     
                                                                           
c                   return    wFract                                       
                                                                           
p getFract        E                                                             
                    

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob O. [mailto:otis_the_cat@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 10:59 AM
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Convert Decimal to Fractional Notation



Does anyone have an example of converting a decimal number to it's 
fractional equivalent?

For example:  15.3750 = 15-3/8

The decimal field to convert is a 10/4 field.  Any help is appreciated.  
Thanks in advance!

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