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Dividing by zero
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21/04/2010 11:39:38
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
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Thread ID:
01461337
Message ID:
01461340
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111
This message has been marked as a message which has helped to the initial question of the thread.
lnResult = TEST1() / TEST2()  &&  <= returns a numeric value with value  ****** and does not fire an error

IF lnResult = (1/0)
	? "Overflow"
ENDIF	
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>Interesting problem:
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>CLEAR
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>? TEST1() / TEST2()  &&  <= returns a numeric value with value  ****** and does not fire an error
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>FUNCTION TEST1
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>  RETURN(1)
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>ENDFUNC
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>FUNCTION TEST2
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>  RETURN(0)
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>ENDFUNC
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>The calling of two user functions which results in a division by zero does not cause an error and instead returns a numeric value containing asterisks. Q. How to trap for this problem? How to test for result = *****?
--sb--
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