Thanks Ian. Finally, understood. My maths must be rusty. > Ok. Then, why -35.6 does not round up to -35 ? #Round(-35.6)# actually > shows -36. That kinda confuses me. > > Thanks, > Pine > > Because it is closer to -36, it is the mirror image of +35.4 rounding > to 35. The middle .5 is the special case that is always rounded up > (ie in the positive direction). Rounding from -35.5 to -36 would be > down (ie in the negative direction). It all goes back to that number > line thing. > > -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 > > Rounding of 1/2 will always be to the right, the positive direction. > > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > --------- > | 1 | | > --------- Binary Soduko > | | | > --------- > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning >
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