Not that this answers your question, but you're unnecessarily using pound signs.
<cfset Answer = CountMale.RecordCount / Responses> is more correct. Scoping your variable wouldn't be a bad idea either. > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee Fuller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 10:19 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Math In MX? > > > Ok.. I'm confused... > > If... > > #countmale.record# = 379 (which a cfoutput confirms) > > And... > > #responses# = 1093 (which a cfoutput confirms) > > Then how the heck does... > > <cfset Answer = #CountMale.RecordCount#/#Responses#> > > End up being 0.0111569031498 ? > > The answer is simple math.. And SHOULD be.. 0.346752058554. > Which, when > multiplied by 100 yields the percentage. > > Sooo.... What am I missing? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
