Presumable it's treating it as an exponential and the resulting numbers are outside the precision comparison level so come back as equal.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bjorn Behr Sent: 12 January 2005 11:08 To: [email protected] Subject: [U2] [UV]Strange But True Uv Version: UniVerse 10.1 OS : Windows 2003 Server Can anybody explain. I wrote a small program and the result has baffeled me. Program: VAL1 = "43008E-112" VAL2 = "43008E-108" IF (VAL1 = VAL2) THEN CRT "THIS IS STRANGE" END It returns THIS IS STRANGE. Does anybody know why? ________________________________________________________________________ Regards Bjvrn Behr Programmer HYFLO Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd Tel : +27 11 386 5800 Fax : +27 11 444 5391 Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW : http://www.hyflo.co.za ________________________________________________________________________ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ The information contained in this email is strictly confidential and for the use of the addressee only, unless otherwise indicated. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read, copy, use or disclose to others this message or any attachment. Please also notify the sender by replying to this email or by telephone +44 (0)20 7896 0011 and then delete the email and any copies of it. Opinions, conclusions (etc.) that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. IG Markets Limited and IG Index Plc are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and, in Australia, by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
