Re: Technique for rounding up

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Always add .9 and then round down (do NOT half adjust)?

Adam West wrote:
>    the problem is with a whole number, something that weighs 2 pounds.           
>    Currently, they manually round up to next pound regardless. but 2 always      
>    remains at 2.                                                                 
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>    --- On Mon, 5/19/08, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:                 
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>      From: Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>                                     
>      Subject: Re: Technique for rounding up                                      
>      To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>        
>      Date: Monday, May 19, 2008, 9:09 PM                                         
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>     Consider a work field for TARE as 2/1 and add that to the weight,            
>     whatever it is.  Set TARE at something like 1.4, or what ever seems right.   
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>     Adam West wrote:                                                             
>     >    HI What is a good way to round up a part that has the weight, for       
>     shipping                                                                     
>     >    purposes? Because when actually packed for UPS there is that extra      
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>     >    box, etc.                                                               
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