Why is it bad to use Evaluate() for math calculations? Is it just a speed
issue from having to make a function call? It certainly returns the correct
results.
Josh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Applebaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:03 PM
Subject: RE: Am I missing something? Calculations...
> 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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