>Hi Hilmar,
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>Read Thread #
798893 and comment it.
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>10000000 sum get a computation error.
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>Surprise, SUM(N(X,Y)) is done with float computation !
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>I can't do computation on VFP.
>I have lost the confidence.
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>I rewrite my code for do all computation on MSQL.
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>VFP only show end edit data.
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>Thanks.
Computations with floating-point are fraught with a certain degree of uncertainty or imprecision in
any programming language. This appears whenever you approach the limit of 15-16 significant digits. Unfortunately, unlike some other languages, it is difficult to force VFP to do calculations with integer values.
On the other hand, it is well-known that transform() has problems with certain numbers.
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