[WebDNA] Is [math] on a number with too many digits the only way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna?

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2011


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 106985
interpreted = N
texte = Hi everyone some legacy code in one client's very large system was doing manual = incrementing (not using the AUTONUMBER param) on a numeric uniqueID = field as a way to generate the next ID for appending records.. and that = was OK in olden days.. when there was less traffic.. but now it can = happen that two people can cause the file to fire simultaneously .. each = trying to run before the other is finished.. causing the uniqueID which = gets generated to be a dupe on occasion. So we replaced every place we = could find such code with code that uses [cart] strings instead of the = plain incrementing number.. (so the uniqueID]s become cart strings.. = and all should be happy-ever-after... BUT there is (I am guessing) = still some code somewhere (which we have not yet found) that is trying = to increment (+1) to that field.. and when it now happens to be a cart = number (which is a number with a lot of digits), then the result of the = [math] operation (incrementing code) is scientific notation. (i.e. = "1.31108545312375e+16")... and that is causing some problems = elsewhere.. so besides us just needing to find any remaining places where code is = trying to increment that field value.. I also thought it timely to ask = here: Is doing [math] on a number with too many digits the only way any of you = has seen webdna generate scientific notation? ...Or how else? the only way *I* know of, to cause that, is like so: this: [math][cart]+1[/math] produces: 1.31108545312375e+16 Is there any other way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? Thanks -Govinda= Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Is [math] on a number with too many digits the only way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? (Stuart Tremain 2011)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Is [math] on a number with too many digits the only way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? (Govinda 2011)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Is [math] on a number with too many digits the only way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? (Govinda 2011)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Is [math] on a number with too many digits the only way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? (Govinda 2011)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Is [math] on a number with too many digits the only way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? (Kenneth Grome 2011)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Is [math] on a number with too many digits the only way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? (Govinda 2011)
  7. [WebDNA] Is [math] on a number with too many digits the only way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? (Govinda 2011)
Hi everyone some legacy code in one client's very large system was doing manual = incrementing (not using the AUTONUMBER param) on a numeric uniqueID = field as a way to generate the next ID for appending records.. and that = was OK in olden days.. when there was less traffic.. but now it can = happen that two people can cause the file to fire simultaneously .. each = trying to run before the other is finished.. causing the uniqueID which = gets generated to be a dupe on occasion. So we replaced every place we = could find such code with code that uses [cart] strings instead of the = plain incrementing number.. (so the uniqueID]s become cart strings.. = and all should be happy-ever-after... BUT there is (I am guessing) = still some code somewhere (which we have not yet found) that is trying = to increment (+1) to that field.. and when it now happens to be a cart = number (which is a number with a lot of digits), then the result of the = [math] operation (incrementing code) is scientific notation. (i.e. = "1.31108545312375e+16")... and that is causing some problems = elsewhere.. so besides us just needing to find any remaining places where code is = trying to increment that field value.. I also thought it timely to ask = here: Is doing [math] on a number with too many digits the only way any of you = has seen webdna generate scientific notation? ...Or how else? the only way *I* know of, to cause that, is like so: this: [math][cart]+1[/math] produces: 1.31108545312375e+16 Is there any other way that I can get scientific notation out of webdna? Thanks -Govinda= Govinda

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