Re: Informix can't handle arithmetic expressions ?

Posted in 1995

Dan Madvig - Bethel College & Sem. — 21 Jul 1995 12:58:04 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

> > > I was was really surprised, when I noticed that Informix > didn't evaluate arithmetic expressions right, 1 / 2 will be 0 , if stored in > a variable, 1 / 2 will be 1 in an arithmetic expression. > > Is this a known bug (or feature) ? Have you noticed in sacego that if you multiply two smallfloats, you get similar results? e.g. 0.045 * 2.00 yields 0.000 > > I'm using INFORMIX-OnLine Version 5.01.UD3 > -- > | Klaus Dobrindt dobrahs1@mailszrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de | -- Dan Madvig e-mail: d-madvig@bethel.edu Bethel College & Seminary phone: (612) 638-6414 3900 Bethel Drive fax: (612) 638-6001 St. Paul, MN 55112 In Myrtle Beach, SC, the plethora of Calabash restaurants is as common as the dearth of Calabash restaurants is rare, and vice versa.