* Benjamin Pflugmann > On Fri, Mar 01, 2002 at 07:10:10PM +0100, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ...but as long as 0.55-0.5 != 0.05 I will call it a bug. It may be well > > known and hard to fix, but that does not make the expression right. :) > > Well, IMHO no, a bug is an unexpected flaw.
I have to agree with you... it is not a bug, it is an expected flaw. I _did_ not expect it, but I do now... :) [me about mysql should not support floating point] > Think the other way around: If the other option is to have no floating > point type at all, a "not perfect" one may be good enough for many > cases. I agree, to some extent, but a growing number of users are 'normal people', not coders/programmers... sql has this nasty 'human language'-like syntax, which may seem as an invite for non-nerds... they wouldn't understand rtfm even if you spelled it out... ;o) Thanks for your detailed explanations! :o) However, this does not explain the original problem (slightly modified): mysql> select *,round(number,digits) from testme; +----------+--------+----------------------+ | number | digits | round(number,digits) | +----------+--------+----------------------+ | 100.4235 | 3 | 100.4230 | | 85.4321 | 1 | 85.4000 | +----------+--------+----------------------+ 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) The padding zeroes...? -- Roger --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
