RE: Rounding up to nearest 1000

Greg - this rounding algorithm is for rounding to the nearest whatever.
NOT rounding UP to the nearest whatever.



Alan Shore

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|The rounding algorithm goes something like this:
|
|Let N be the number to round, S be the scale of the rounding (in this
|example S = 1000)
|1)  temp = N + S/2
|2) result = (temp / S) * S
|
|I think this has to use 'integer division' to work.
|
|This is essentially what the H extender is about - hence the name -
|"(H)alf add".
|
|HTH,
|Adam

Adam,

I'm trying that out using my trusty calculator, and I'm not ending up
with a round number.

Say I want to round 1461 up to the nearest thousand, which would be
2000.
So N is 1461 and S = 1000

Temp = 1461 + 1000/2
Temp = 1461 + 500
Temp = 1961
Result = (1961/1000) * 1000
Result = 1961 ?

Did I do something wrong ?

Greg

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