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Newcomers DBPro Corner / Doing something every 100th cycle...problems with real numbers

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BatVink
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Posted: 4th Apr 2003 15:47 Edited at: 4th Apr 2003 15:48
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Hi,

I'm doing Ok so far with DB - very easy to get to grips with. However, I am having a problem with real numbers.

I want to compare the a real number with an INTeger and do something if they match. That is, do something every 100th cycle (see the code). However, my real number has no decimal places...

For y = 1 to 3000
x# = y / 100
if x# = INT(x#) then ...
Next y

x# never has any decimal points, and therefore the IF clause is always true. Is it because y is an integer? I would have thought the decimals are controlled by the result field, not the field you are equating.

Any help is much appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
StevieVee

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BatVink
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Posted: 4th Apr 2003 15:48 Edited at: 4th Apr 2003 15:49
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Shadow
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Posted: 4th Apr 2003 16:13
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Try this:

For y = 1 to 3000
x# = y / 100.0
if x# = INT(x#) then ...
Next y
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GameKit
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Posted: 4th Apr 2003 17:42
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hmmm... try

For y = 1 to 3000
if y/100 = INT(y/100) then ...
Next y

i don't know if it works, but i hope it helps some...

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BatVink
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Posted: 4th Apr 2003 19:10
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Thanks guys, I'll try your suggestions.

I think I already tried the y/100 = INT(y/100) without success, and continued by breaking the problem down into smaller steps to see if it helped any.

I've seen the concept of ending a number in .0 elsewhere to force it to a real number. Hopefully I can combine the 2 ideas into one statement.

Thanks in advance.
All the Best,
StevieVee
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Scorpyo
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Posted: 4th Apr 2003 22:30
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Try this (copy and paste):

cls
For y = 1 to 3000
y#=y
x#=y#/100
cls
set cursor 0,0
if INT(x#)*100=y then print "OK"
print "y#=",y#
print "x#=",x#
print "int(x#)*100=",int(x#)*100
wait key
Next y

Just remove the print, wait key and cls stuff to use it in your code

cheers
Scorpyo
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IanM
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Posted: 4th Apr 2003 23:24
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Absolutely no need to use floating point for this.



However, in your original code change this 'x# = y / 100' to this 'x# = y / 100.0' and it should work.
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