>OK, any comments on this?
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>I have an app that allows users to enter formulae, and I am trying to capture the results of a Div by 0 before the app tries to store the result.
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>This seems reasonable
>? (1/0) = (1000/0)
>.T.
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>So, why is this any different
>x = (22* 0) / ( 0 * 92)
>y = (1/0)
>? x = y
>.F.
>
>Give me a good old Div by zero error any day.

Mathematically speaking, 0/0 not the same as 1/0. The first usually has a "limit," usually 1, the second is infinite. Maybe vfp recognizes the difference...