Bernie: I ran the calculation in 6.5++ WIN (1.862), 6.5++ DOS (1.850) and 7.0 WIN (latest Beta, 50b) using REAL and DOUBLE (default) for the variable definitions and in all cases I get the result as 0.555. Javier
Javier Valencia, PE President Valencia Technology Group, L.L.C. 14315 S. Twilight Ln, Suite #14 Olathe, Kansas 66962-4578 Office (913)829-0888 Fax (913)649-2904 Cell (913)915-3137 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bernard Lis Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 11:09 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - tax calc v6.5++ vs v7.0 set var amt curr = 9.25 set var txrate = .06 set var tax curr = (.amt * .txrate) in v 6.5++ dos result is .55 in v 7.0 win result is .56 .56 is correct using brnd in 6.5 doesn't correct it. any suggestions? I tried adding .001 b4 changing to curr and it comes out right but if the amount is 9.24, it comes out to .56 which is wrong. Bernie Lis
