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Need Math Whiz - Frankenbach ?
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From
15/02/2005 22:39:59
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 
 
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15/02/2005 22:36:43
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00987308
Message ID:
00987315
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26
>int(10/3) gives you the first three parts, i.e., 3.
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>10 % 3 - or the equivalent, mod(10, 3), gives you the remainder.
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>Or, using your variables:
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>All numbers but the last are equal to int (v / (n-1))
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>The last number is v % (n-1)

Alternatively, you could calculate the remainder by subtracting the sum of the first (n-1) numbers, from the original number.
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