Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1

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2011


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 106944
interpreted = N
texte = I decided to check every char via [listchars] but the code is relatively simple and it actually works now. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome > > off the top of my head, I think I would just multiply > > by zero to confirm a number ... > > Good thought except that it doesn't work. Half my tests > produce the wrong value when I multiply by zero: > > [math]0*123.45[/math] = 0 -- correct > [math]0*123,45[/math] = 45 -- WRONG, should be blank > [math]0*123.a[/math] = 0 -- WRONG, should be blank > [math]0*abc[/math] = (blank) -- correct > [math]0*123[/math] = 0 -- correct > [math]0*123 45[/math] = 0 -- WRONG, should be blank > > I also tried the module operator with similar results. > > Maybe this should be a considered a bug since [math] > should return a blank result if one of the values in the > formula is non-numeric. Don't you think? > > As it is now we can never trust that the values used in a > [math] calculation are actually numbers when non-numbers > are producing results like 0 or 45. > > :( > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Marc Thompson 2011)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Donovan Brooke 2011)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Christer Olsson 2011)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Donovan Brooke 2011)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Stuart Tremain 2011)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Stuart Tremain 2011)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  10. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  11. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Govinda 2011)
  12. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Govinda 2011)
  13. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  14. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Ronald Kirkland 2011)
  15. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Marc Thompson 2011)
  16. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (William DeVaul 2011)
  17. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  18. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  19. Re: [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Govinda 2011)
  20. [WebDNA] divisible by 1 (Kenneth Grome 2011)
I decided to check every char via [listchars] but the code is relatively simple and it actually works now. Sincerely, Kenneth Grome > > off the top of my head, I think I would just multiply > > by zero to confirm a number ... > > Good thought except that it doesn't work. Half my tests > produce the wrong value when I multiply by zero: > > [math]0*123.45[/math] = 0 -- correct > [math]0*123,45[/math] = 45 -- WRONG, should be blank > [math]0*123.a[/math] = 0 -- WRONG, should be blank > [math]0*abc[/math] = (blank) -- correct > [math]0*123[/math] = 0 -- correct > [math]0*123 45[/math] = 0 -- WRONG, should be blank > > I also tried the module operator with similar results. > > Maybe this should be a considered a bug since [math] > should return a blank result if one of the values in the > formula is non-numeric. Don't you think? > > As it is now we can never trust that the values used in a > [math] calculation are actually numbers when non-numbers > are producing results like 0 or 45. > > :( > > Sincerely, > Kenneth Grome Kenneth Grome

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