Re: Round up prices
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 31301
interpreted = N
texte = This was discussed in another forum not too long ago, and I seem to recall that there was at least 1 scandanavian country that rounded 5 down for financial purposes only. I agree with you, but don't make assumptions about other people's rounding. That is one reason why thePOSIX Locale settings for currency settings are a black art; it wouldbe nice if WebCat supported that. I have written Math::Currency, a Perlmodule that attempts to play nice where ever you happen to be located.John PeacockScott Tolley wrote:> > I agree...> % is the number to start rounding upwards, as 0 thru 4 are the first 5> numbers, 5 thru 9 are the second 5 numbers in base 10. (decimal)> > Scott.> > > From: John Butler
> > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk)> > Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 11:22:22> > To: (WebCatalog Talk)> > Subject: Re: Round up prices> >> >> >> > Mark Derrick wrote:> >> >> I'm still working on this problem, but it seems to be a deeper problem than> >> I first thought.> >>> >> Is it generally thought that it's right to round up when it's .xx5? or could> >> this be considered a bug?> >> > if you're asking what is appropriate in proper math/science when trying to> > reduce the number of significant figures, then my> > understanding is to round up starting with 5.> > I.e. Yes.> >> > -John> >> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------> > 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> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------> 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 -------------------------------------------------------------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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This was discussed in another forum not too long ago, and I seem to recall that there was at least 1 scandanavian country that rounded 5 down for financial purposes only. I agree with you, but don't make assumptions about other people's rounding. That is one reason why thePOSIX Locale settings for currency settings are a black art; it wouldbe nice if WebCat supported that. I have written Math::Currency, a Perlmodule that attempts to play nice where ever you happen to be located.John PeacockScott Tolley wrote:> > I agree...> % is the number to start rounding upwards, as 0 thru 4 are the first 5> numbers, 5 thru 9 are the second 5 numbers in base 10. (decimal)> > Scott.> > > From: John Butler > > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk)> > Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 11:22:22> > To: (WebCatalog Talk)> > Subject: Re: Round up prices> >> >> >> > Mark Derrick wrote:> >> >> I'm still working on this problem, but it seems to be a deeper problem than> >> I first thought.> >>> >> Is it generally thought that it's right to round up when it's .xx5? or could> >> this be considered a bug?> >> > if you're asking what is appropriate in proper math/science when trying to> > reduce the number of significant figures, then my> > understanding is to round up starting with 5.> > I.e. Yes.> >> > -John> >> >> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------> > 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> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------> 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 -------------------------------------------------------------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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