To fix the situation where you don't know whether the input vars are integers or decimals (such as reading from a file, or computing a and b earlier in the script) I thought it might work to multiply by a typed 1.0.
I discovered that it depends on where the 1.0 is placed in the arithmetic expression. Imagine in the following that a and b were NOT set literally as below, so we cannot predict whether they will be integers or decimal strings when the script is run. ;; example A local a = 4 local b = 3 local c = 1.0*a/b win.debug(tostring(c)) ;; returns 1.33333 win.debug(c) ;; returns mystery stuff quit ;; example B local a = 4 local b = 3 local c = a/b*1.0 win.debug(tostring(c)) ;; returns 1 win.debug(c) ;; returns mystery stuff quit ;; example C local a = 4 local b = 3 local c = a/b win.debug(tostring(c)) ;; returns 1 win.debug(c) ;; returns 1 quit IMHO, examples A and C look correct but B should work the same as A. I guess to achieve that, the whole line would need to be inspected to see whether it contains a decimal string before doing the math. What actually happens is that a/b is done the old way (if both a and b are integers) and "that result *0.1" is done the new way Alternatively, Help could advise us to START each non-integer expression with: 1.0* when using unpredictable variables. Attention: PowerPro's Web site has moved: http://www.ppro.org Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/power-pro/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
