Hi,
I'm running the simple code above: 

if ($col3=~'D'){ 
$result=-1*CALCUL_DIV($col1,$col2); 
} 
else {$result = CALCUL_DIV($col1,$col2);}

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where CALCUL_DIV is a subroutine doing the operation: $col1/10^($col2) ( I put It in a subroutine 'cause the operation is very often done) the result is printed in a file, and here's my problem:

It occurs when $col3="D", when $col1="0.0" , CALCUL_DIV returns normally "0" but cause of the "D" , I have "-0" printed in the file, when edited with VI, (UNIX)

I edited the file with VIM on windows, and I don't have "-0", but the right "0" printed !
I must be missing something, but I don't see what.
Has anybody already noticed something like that ?

20031030 Edit by Corion: Added formatting

In reply to calcul returns "-0" by jclaudio

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