[DUG] Need help with trunc command delphi 6

[Edward Koryagin]

What data types do you use for 4.5 and 0.1?

Edward Koryagin


--- On Wed, 30/12/09, Vikas... <vikas.image at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Vikas... <vikas.image at gmail.com>
> Subject: [DUG] Need help with trunc command delphi 6
> To: delphi at delphi.org.nz
> Received: Wednesday, 30 December, 2009, 8:00 PM
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I am facing one strange problem here. We are using a
> banking teller application ,here we do calculation based on
> denominations in short.
> 
> My main problem is when we use this application for long
> time with out closing it the trunc start giving incorrect
> value what i mean is  
> 
> 
> quantity := trunc(amount/value).
> 
> Sometime when amount = let say 4.5 and value =0.1 it gives
> like
> 
> quantity := trunc(4.5/0.1)=44 which is wrong since my
> client complain it make them lose of 1 dollar amount.
> 
> 
> However when i close the application and do again all works
> fine.
> 
> Anyone ever faced this problem before  , or anyone know
> any substitute for trunc which works
> I am using delhi6
> 
> Appreciate your help
> 
> 
> regards
> vik
> 
> -- 
>   vikas
> 
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