>From the VFP5 help file...
>
>? MOD(36,10) && Displays 6
>? MOD((4*9), (90/9)) && Displays 6
>? MOD(25.250,5.0) && Displays 0.250
>
>I agree with the first two but why does the last
>one display .250 when 25.25/5=5.05?
>
>Similarly ? mod(1999,4) displays 3 instead of 75.
>
>What am I missing?
The modulo (MOD()) function returns the
remainder, when the first argument is divided by the second. Just like the old way of doing long division by hand, that used to be taught in grade school.
25.25 = (5 * 5.0) + 0.250
1999 = (499 * 4) + 3
Regards. Al
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