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Re: Floats [message #47852 is a reply to message #4362]

Wed, 08 March 2006 16:19

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Mark Hadfield writes:

>> May I ask why? Usually this sort of thing is required for printing, but
>> not for regular old storage of numbers.
>
> Currency?

This is the reason I prefer FIX to ROUND. It creates
a larger fractional part, which I route directly to my
own bank account. It's not much, but since no one wants
to hire me for my programming or teaching skills, it's
a living. :-(

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/

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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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