*I'm* not trying to do this. A fellow developer here at Volt is and *I'm*
trying to help him find a reason why it does this. Interesting that it's
not a number however.
--K
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 1:22 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
>
>
> Maybe like Al Gore Allaire is practicing "Fuzy Number Formatting". =)
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Haley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 5:06 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
>
>
> And the result isn't a number! Try this . . .
>
> <cfset x1 = 0>
> <cfloop from="1" to="20" index="i">
> <cfset x2 = numberformat("#i#,000")>
> <cfoutput>i - #x2# - #evaluate(x2 - x1)#<br></cfoutput>
> <cfset x1 = x2>
> </cfloop>
>
> It bombs on the evaluate(x2 - x1) saying that 36,526 is not a
> number. Hmmm.
> Like the doctor says to the man who complains "it hurts when
> I do this",
> Katrina, don't do this. :)
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jaime Garza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 5:28 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: RE: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
>
>
> Not so fast
>
> Hex 0x4000 => 16384.
> Octal 4000 2048.
>
> 36617 in bin => 1000111100001001 which does not look at all
> like a 4000 in
> any numerical system.
>
> With more tests, 4,000, 4,00 4,0 and 4, return the same number.
> But 3,0 returns 36586
> And 2,0 returns 36557
> And 1,0 returns 36526
>
> 36,617 - 36586 = 31
> 36586 - 36557 = 29
> 36557 - 36526 = 31
>
>
> And it does not take "0,0"
>
> So there is no pattern... Interesting bug. Random is not.
>
> <Jaime/>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Russel Madere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 5:21 PM
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
> >
> >
> > It is the comma. I get the same result on my box.
> >
> > Maybe one of the CF Gurus..... hint hint, Dave Watts or Ben
> > Forta..... can
> > give us an explanation.
> >
> > When I take out the comma, I get the right number. What I think is
> > happening is that the sting is converted into binary by the
> > function. Then
> > it is formatted.
> >
> > Russel
> >
> > ============================================================
> > Russel Madere, Jr. Senior Web Developer
> > ICQ: 5446158 http://www.TurboSquid.com
> >
> > Some days you eat the bear; some days the bear eats you.
> > ============================================================
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chapman, Katrina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 19:01
> > To: CF-Talk
> > Subject: RE: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
> >
> >
> > MM,
> >
> > The " say's this is a string.
> >
> > It comes out at, at least on my machine, 36,617. Any ideas why?
> >
> > BB,
> > --K
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mark Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 4:32 PM
> > > To: CF-Talk
> > > Subject: Re: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
> > >
> > >
> > > Ok, I can't find reference to the " in NumberFormat what
> does that do?
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Mark Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:55 PM
> > > Subject: Re: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
> > >
> > >
> > > > can i look now?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Chapman, Katrina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:59 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Nope.
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Mark Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:44 PM
> > > > > > To: CF-Talk
> > > > > > Subject: Re: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -4,000
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just guessing
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -Mark :o)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: Chapman, Katrina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: CF-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:49 PM
> > > > > > Subject: NOT A MATH QUESTION, NumberFormat
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > MM,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Here's a question for y'all. It's not math. It's cf.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > What will
> > > <cfoutput>#NumberFormat("4,000")#</cfoutput> give you?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Try to answer before you test it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > BB,
> > > > > > > --K
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ---------------------------------------
> > > > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > > > Katrina Chapman
> > > > > > > ColdFusion Web Developer
> > > > > > > System Development
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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