Math Bug
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1999
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 25443
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texte = I've run across a math bug when summarizing a large number of records using this technique: [some search context] [math][founditems][commission]+[/founditems]0[/math] [/search]Once the search hits about the 130-135th record the total which should look like: 79924.24 instead gets formatted as 79924.2399999999. I've zapped gremlins, reloaded the database, changed the startat value, verified that all values are integers (all are formatted x.xx ), even modified the contents of the records with different values and still the computed value gets formatted as .xx99999999.As a further test I created a test db and wrote out the commission values from the problem db to the test db and the results are the same - although the problem begins at the 125th record - *does not* appear in the 126th record but comes back at the 127th record. What the heck is going on here?Running 3.04PI w/Web* 4.0 on a G4 w/OS 8.6 Thanks Marty Schmid------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to
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I've run across a math bug when summarizing a large number of records using this technique: [some search context] [math][founditems][commission]+[/founditems]0[/math] [/search]Once the search hits about the 130-135th record the total which should look like: 79924.24 instead gets formatted as 79924.2399999999. I've zapped gremlins, reloaded the database, changed the startat value, verified that all values are integers (all are formatted x.xx ), even modified the contents of the records with different values and still the computed value gets formatted as .xx99999999.As a further test I created a test db and wrote out the commission values from the problem db to the test db and the results are the same - although the problem begins at the 125th record - *does not* appear in the 126th record but comes back at the 127th record. What the heck is going on here?Running 3.04PI w/Web* 4.0 on a G4 w/OS 8.6 Thanks Marty Schmid------------------------------------------------------------- Brought to you by CommuniGate Pro - The Buzz Word Compliant Messaging Server. To end your Mail problems go to .This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to
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