[DUG] Need help with trunc command delphi 6

[Edward Koryagin]

Use currency and everything should be fine.

Edward Koryagin


--- On Wed, 30/12/09, Edward Koryagin <ed_iv2001 at yahoo.co.nz> wrote:

> From: Edward Koryagin <ed_iv2001 at yahoo.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [DUG] Need help with trunc command delphi 6
> To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at delphi.org.nz>
> Received: Wednesday, 30 December, 2009, 8:28 PM
> 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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