As a side note, your final question does make sense - I was surprised (dunno why, but I was) to find there are things which cost less then 1c, some even less than 1/10 c, so...
Bogdan Michael Davey wrote: >I have found that the best way to work with currencies is to avoid using any >type of floating point math. > >If you multiply your start amount by 100, then perform your calculations as >integers and then divide by 100 again at the end, it should work out OK... > >(Heh, at least it has worked for me when doing tax calcs and stuff - who >know what you are doing?!?!?!?) > >Mikey > >"Paul Berg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > >>Hi, >> >>I am putting together an app that involves the adding together of rounded >>numbers and displaying in a currency format. >>The round() function is causing errors of 1 cent to appear after addition. >>Does anyone know of any routines that might assist? >> >>Thanks in advance... >>Paul >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
