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Div by zero musings.
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20/11/1998 10:56:11
Mark Hall
Independent Developer & Voip Specialist
Keston, Kent, United Kingdom
 
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00159730
Message ID:
00159737
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>>OK, any comments on this?
>>
>>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.
>>
>>This seems reasonable
>>? (1/0) = (1000/0)
>>.T.
>>
>>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...

Of course, thanks Bruce.
Regards
Mark

Microsoft VFP MCP
Menulib - OO Menus for VFP www.hidb.com/menulib
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