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Re: Set Precision??????????? [message #15866 is a reply to message #15790]

Tue, 15 June 1999 00:00

wbiagiot
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Registered: January 1999

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> However I would like to create a variable corresonding to a fraction
of a
> Year (e.g 1995.123456). I have not been able to find a procedure
allowing
> me to create 10 digit decimal number , without the number being
rounded
> off to 8 digits.
> Does anyone know of a way to declare a variable to hold a 10 digit
> decimal number?

The other replies were on the money with the correct answer, but also
consider this: there are only 365 days in a year. I'm pretty sure you
could get that resolute with even a "float" (4 byte decimal).

- Bill B.

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