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4th Dimension - floating point numbers

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From: Bill Brown
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 1990 15:54
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I've run into a problem in 4th Dimension - I can't seem to get the format
for floating point numbers correct in and input layout.

In one case I'm trying for a field like "$1.35" and in another case
I need something like "12.5"  No matter what I try everything seems to
want to end up as whole numbers.  In both cases the field type is "Real".

I can't find any examples in the manuals, which means I'm probably not
looking in the right place.  I don't remember anything helpful in the tutorial - 
there were "real" fields, but the examples all used numbers with the fraction
equal to ".00".

I'd appreciate any help - perhaps a pointer into the manuals or and example
of the display and entry filter formats for the above.

Please reply by e-mail as this probably isn't of general interest.  Thanks.

							-bill
							wlbrown@lbl.gov

Disclaimer:  These opinions are my own and have nothing to do with the
    official policy or management of L.B.L, who probably couldn't care 
    less about employees who play with trains.
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Subject: 4th Dimension - floating point numbers
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