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Dave,
Something which has not been mentioned in the whole discussion:
When you use d_shift just to shift decimal positions, it is much safer
to multiply by .01 than to divide by 100.
For a multiplication the compiler can calculate exactly how many digits
and decimal positions are needed; with a division the number of decimal
positions can be infinite. So with a division the chances of a shortage
of positions is much higher, and then the decimal precision rules kick in.
Joep Beckeringh
Op 2-3-2020 om 21:19 schreef dlclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
Can anybody tell me why the following retains the decimal place in
the returned data:
t_number = packed_data / d_shift;
return %char(t_number);
...but this does not?
return %char(packed_data / d_shift);
Sincerely,
Dave Clark
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