Re: Whole number different question

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have this backwards, sorry.  It should be qty/ case.

Booth Martin wrote:
> C    if   %rem( case /qty) <> 0
> C    error stuff
> C    endif
>
> "%REM (Return Integer Remainder)
>
> %REM(n:m)
>
> %REM returns the remainder that results from dividing operands n by m. 
> The two operands must be numeric values with zero decimal positions. If 
> either operand is a packed, zoned, or binary numeric value, the result 
> is packed numeric. If either operand is an integer numeric value, the 
> result is integer. Otherwise, the result is unsigned numeric. Float 
> numeric operands are not allowed. The result has the same sign as the 
> dividend. (See also %DIV (Return Integer Portion of Quotient).)
>
> %REM and %DIV have the following relationship:
>
> %REM(A:B) = A - (%DIV(A:B) * B)"
>
> http://tinyurl.com/khen5
>
>
> steema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > HI thanks for the earlier reply's. Now I have to look at what the user is
> > entering, and, if it doesn't divide correctly, that is, if the case pack
> > is 6, and they change the qty from 36 to 35, this is an error. So I need
> > to divide and I guess move the remainder to some field, see if that field
> > is not 0, and then display the error.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Steve