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Re: Floats [message #47846 is a reply to message #4362]

Wed, 08 March 2006 18:24

Kenneth P. Bowman
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Registered: May 2000

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In article <1141851131.839027.320870@v46g2000cwv.googlegroups.com>,
"Sheldon" <shejo284@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Here is a silly question: Can I define a float array and control how
> many decimal places are kept? For example, I want all values to only
> have an accuracy to the nearest 100th (20.15 and not 20.154983445).
> Kind of like in printing, you know, the f5.2 print definition, but only
> for variables and arrrays.
>
> Thanks,
> Sheldon

Doesn't COBOL provide fixed point arithmetic?

Ken Bowman

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		floats from strings... duh! By: pjclinch on Fri, 26 May 1995 00:00
		Re: floats from strings... duh! By: velt on Wed, 31 May 1995 00:00
		Re: floats from strings... duh! By: rarback on Tue, 30 May 1995 00:00
		Re: floats from strings... duh! By: sterner on Tue, 30 May 1995 00:00
		Re: Floats By: David Fanning on Wed, 08 March 2006 18:42
		Re: Floats By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Thu, 09 March 2006 05:11
		Re: Floats By: Kenneth P. Bowman on Wed, 08 March 2006 18:24
		Re: Floats By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 08 March 2006 16:33
		Re: Floats By: Andrew Cool on Thu, 09 March 2006 15:16
		Re: Floats By: David Fanning on Wed, 08 March 2006 16:19
		Re: Floats By: Mark Hadfield on Wed, 08 March 2006 15:59
		Re: Floats By: James Kuyper on Thu, 09 March 2006 03:10
		Re: Floats By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 08 March 2006 13:54
		Re: Floats By: Liberum on Wed, 08 March 2006 13:42
		Re: Floats By: Liberum on Wed, 08 March 2006 13:42
		Re: Floats By: Mark Hadfield on Wed, 08 March 2006 13:06
		Re: Floats By: David Fanning on Wed, 08 March 2006 13:00

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