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STR() rounds numbers longer than 17 digits...?
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
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00458883
Message ID:
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>>VFP doesn't handle numbers greater than 16 digits of precision (left and right of decimal point). It rounds from there.
>>
>>Check out the Help
>>Visual FoxPro Documentation - Using Visual FoxPro - Programmer's Guide - Appendix - Visual FoxPro System Capacities - Digits of Precision in Numeric Computations
>
>Or, more helpfully (IMNSHO), Q259562 INFO: The Visual FoxPro Digits of Precision.

Excellent. Well thought out, precise. Wonderful piece of writing. Do you, by chance, know who did this fine work? :-)

Actually, it is nice to know the specifics of things. Thanks.

P.S. Next time add a target=blank to your URL so it comes up in new browser window. Viewing it in this little thing means a lot of scrolling. :-)
Larry Miller
MCSD
LWMiller3@verizon.net

Accumulate learning by study, understand what you learn by questioning. -- Mingjiao
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