Yeah, I was like huh....?
"Success is a journey, not a destination!!" Doug Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark A. Kruger - CFG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 12:36 PM Subject: RE: isNumeric Trivia > Dave.... master of mathematical errata.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 2:36 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: isNumeric Trivia > > > > Pardon me if this has been covered before but why does the code: > > > > <cfoutput> > > #isNumeric('3D2')#<BR> > > #isNumeric('4E2')#<BR> > > #isNumeric('3424234E23')#<BR> > > #isNumeric('6456423D324')#<BR> > > </cfoutput> > > > > return 'YES' values? It will work with any combination of > > numbers as long as there is at least one number in front > > of the letter and no more than three numbers after a 'D' > > or two numbers after an 'E'. It doesn't seem to work with > > any other letters... > > Those ARE numbers. "E" signifies an exponential value, as used in scientific > notation. "D" signifies decimal places, I think. I'm sure there's a correct > label for that notation too, but I don't remember what it is. So, if you ran > this: > > <cfoutput>#Val("3D2")#</cfoutput> > > you'd get this: > > 300 > > and if you ran this: > > <cfoutput>#Val("3D-1")#</cfoutput> > > you'd get this: > > 0.3 > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > voice: (202) 797-5496 > fax: (202) 797-5444 > > > __________________________________________________________________ ____ > This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ > Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
