On Wed 4 August 2004, 13:36:31 +1000, Michael L. Wilson wrote:
MLW>>> I am trying to complete the following calculation
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MLW>>> 100*(x/x+y)
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MLW>>> x = %STATSPAMLETTERS = 77
MLW>>> y = %STATNONSPAMLETTERS = 185
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MLW>>> Using a calculator, I get 29.389
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MLW>>> I cannot get this value using The Bat! %calc macro or anything else.
MLW>>> How do I do this kind of math in a The Bat! Macro?
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IAW>> It depends on what you are trying to calculate.
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IAW>> If you want to divide x by the sum of x+y then you need to bracket the
IAW>> x+y as in x/(x+y) otherwise it is just x/x to which y is added. In
IAW>> other words, you are multiplying 100 by 1 plus the value of y.
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> Actually, it does not work unless I use the undocumented %sum() macro.
It does for me.
A QT consisting of %calculate("100*77/(77+185)") gives me 29.389313
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