When do you get 3.99999999996? When just :
?INT(nX / nY),
or when trying to store in the table?

>I have come across a problem in VFP 6. Maybe its just my machine but I thought I would post it.
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>Given two values nX and nY where nX = 40 and nY = 10, compute the following: INT(nX / nY)
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>With SET DECIMALS at anything less than or equal to 10, the answer is correct (4). With SET DECIMALS at 11 or higher, I get the result 3.99999999996 with the 6 repeating based on number of decimals.
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>My computer:
>Pentium 4 2.4Ghz with 512M memory
>Nvidia G-Force4 Ti 4600 video card
>VFP 6 - SP5
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>Too weird for me!
>Anybody have any thoughts on this
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>Todd Cottengim
>Alpine Land Information Services
>Anderson, CA