Am 08.08.2011 08:59, schrieb Christoph Jopp:
> Hi Johnny,
> 
> Am 07.08.2011 16:55, schrieb Johnny Rosenberg:
>> Am I the only one who miss a Frac() function in OpenOffice.org Basic
>> and as a cell function?
>>
>> I always have to use my own function, which is probably slower than a
>> built in function would be:
>>
>> Function Frac(Value As Double) As Double
>>     Frac=Value-Fix(Value) ' Using ”Int” instead of ”Fix” doesn't work
>> properly for negative values.
>> End Function
>>
>> For example, Frac(-12.3456789) ⇨ -0.3456789
>>
>> I use Frac() all the time and I can't be the only one who need it, can I? 
>> Among
>> other things it's nice for separating time from time+date, even if there are
>> other ways to do that.
>>
>> In case there is a Frac() function after all, what's it called?
> 
> The only built-in formula that comes to my mind is
> REST(Dividend;Divisor) in German. In English this should be
> MOD(Dividend;Divisor). But it still has the Problem with the sign of
> the Dividend.
> For example:
> The number in Cell B2 is 4.3459234, your formula should be =MOD(B2;1)
> The number in B2 is 4.3459234, then the formula should be =MOD(B2;-1)
> 
> To overcome this you could use the built-in formula VORZEICHEN(), in
> English SIGN().
>  In the example:


Sorry, forgot one )

> =MOD(B2;SIGN(B2)

=MOD(B2;SIGN(B2))

;-)


> 
> Not really an improvement, just another way.
> 
> Maybe it helps you anyway.
> 
> Christoph
> 
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>> Johnny Rosenberg
>> ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ
> 
> 
> 

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