Just whip out your HP-35. It gets right answers! .Jerry > On Jul 20, 2018, at 6:32 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Wouldn't it be great if we could forgo the speed in lieu of accuracy? I mean, > how could you develop an accounting application you could trust with this > caveat? > > Bob S > > >> On Jul 20, 2018, at 17:17 , Kay C Lan via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Surprised that no one has replied to this so I'll just offer a bit of >> advice. Whilst on the surface your assumption is correct, 64bit will >> allow more accuracy than 32 bit, what you need to be aware of is the >> same gotchas still apply to 64 bit LC as 32 bit LC. Try this in the >> msg box: >> >> put 283.67-150.00-133.67 >> >> you should get 0. Now try this in the msg box: >> >> put 283.67-150.00-133.67=0 >> >> You will get 'false' when you know you wanted true; whether in 32bit >> or 64 bit LC (Python, JBScript and some other languages) in some cases >> you don't get the answer you know is correct.
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