actually evaluate is the way I went :)
actually i did the evaluate within CFSETS and it worked just beautifully.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Josh Black [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 5:11 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Am I missing something? Calculations...
>
> Why is it bad to use Evaluate() for math calculations? Is it just a speed
> issue from having to make a function call? It certainly returns the
> correct
> results.
>
> Josh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick Applebaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:03 PM
> Subject: RE: Am I missing something? Calculations...
>
>
> > Um, no, don't use evaluate...
> >
> > Look at the CF math functions (Functions, not Tags!)
> >
> > <cfset A = 3>
> > <cfset B = 7>
> > <cfset C = A / B >
> >
> > <cfoutput>
> > <br> A / B = #C#
> > </cfoutput>
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Dick
> >
> > At 2:23 PM -0400 5/16/2000, Kelly Matthews wrote:
> > >Ok i figured it out, use the evaluate tag...
> > >Kelly
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Kelly Matthews [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:11 PM
> > >> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > >> Subject: Am I missing something? Calculations...
> > >>
> > >> Ok I must be missing something I have not had to do this before
> > >> so never really had to worry about it. I want to output a report
> > >> that does a couple things 1 is it takes 2 fields (field a and field
> b)
> > >> and divides them. I know how to do it in the SQL statement but I
> dont
> want
> > >> to I would rather do it on output. I couldnt find any DIVIDE
> function
> in
> > >> CF. So how would i do fielda/fieldb and have it output the RESULT.
> > >>
> > >> Then I want to do the same thing but take airport1.fielda and
> > >> airport2.fielda and to the
> > >> AVERAGE of the 2. Meaning airport1.fielda * airport2.fielda / 2.
> > >> Any suggestions on the CF syntax to make this output properly?
> > >>
> > >
> > > > Kelly
> >
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