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Simple math problem
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16/05/2006 09:35:59
 
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
OS:
Windows XP
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01122177
Message ID:
01122213
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24
>>>Hi everybody,
>>>
>>>If we have these numbers
>>>123000
>>>130000
>>>140400
>>>
>>>and we need 123, 13, 1404 (e.g. remove the trailing zeros), can we do it without loop? I don't see a way after thinking 3 minutes on the problem.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance.
>>
>>If x = 123000
>>y= INT( VAL( STRTRAN( STR( x), "0", "")
>>
>>Jeez, Naomi, don't go bursting any blood vessels in your brain thinking on this for more than 3 minutes! :-)
>
>You certanly didn't use your brain on this one. :)

Well it didn't just spontaneously begin to exist!

Yeah, it needs some rethinking, but the point I was making was not that it was a "no brainer" - more about giving up after a mere 3 minutes. It took me c. 2 mins to come up with that. :-)
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