Um, no, don't use evaluate...
Look at the CF math functions (Functions, not Tags!)
<cfset A = 3>
<cfset B = 7>
<cfset C = A / B >
<cfoutput>
<br> A / B = #C#
</cfoutput>
HTH
Dick
At 2:23 PM -0400 5/16/2000, Kelly Matthews wrote:
>Ok i figured it out, use the evaluate tag...
>Kelly
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kelly Matthews [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:11 PM
>> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
>> Subject: Am I missing something? Calculations...
>>
>> Ok I must be missing something I have not had to do this before
>> so never really had to worry about it. I want to output a report
>> that does a couple things 1 is it takes 2 fields (field a and field b)
>> and divides them. I know how to do it in the SQL statement but I dont want
>> to I would rather do it on output. I couldnt find any DIVIDE function in
>> CF. So how would i do fielda/fieldb and have it output the RESULT.
>>
>> Then I want to do the same thing but take airport1.fielda and
>> airport2.fielda and to the
>> AVERAGE of the 2. Meaning airport1.fielda * airport2.fielda / 2.
>> Any suggestions on the CF syntax to make this output properly?
>>
>
> > Kelly
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