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Re: trouble with divide?

On 12/8/2011 4:47 PM, Barbara Morris wrote:
On 2011/12/8 2:57 PM, James Horn wrote:
I am changing some old code and there seems to be a difference in how the
divide statement works.
When you use DIV and SUB, you are choosing the exact length and decimals
for the temporary result value. When you use / and -, you are letting
the compiler choose.

(... much good information ...)



I don't know why, but I saw neither Barbara's nor Bill's response until after I hit Send. Both answers are more complete and useful than the one I sent. Feel free to ignore it. :)


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