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Re: Dividing and format

by kilinrax (Deacon)
on Nov 27, 2003 at 14:01 UTC ( [id://310537]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Dividing and format

printf / sprintf is the obvious way, and given they are builtin functions, I see no reason not to use them.

Want to give us a slightly fuller description of the problem and reasons for the restriction before this gets branded as homework? ;)

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Re: Re: Dividing and format
by hotshot (Prior) on Nov 27, 2003 at 14:06 UTC
    I don't need to display the result, I first want to store the result, do some calculations with it and than display another result.


    Hotshot
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      Normally, intermediate calculations are done without rounding, to gain maximum accuracy - you round at the end for display purposes. If for some reason you actually need to round the number for intermediate calculations, then you use sprintf.

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      3dan

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