Unidata 7.1 on Win 2k
The Unibasic PRECISION setting (eg 'PRECISION 6') is not persisting for
called subroutines, but is falling back to its default of 4.
eg
SUBROUTINE TEST
A=24127.14063
B=24127.14062
CRT (A=B)
RETURN
PROGRAM TEST1
PRECISION 6
CALL TEST
This shows '1' showing that PRECISION 4
I need some help from you payroll pros out here.
Background:
I've developed a subroutine that will read an externally-maintained
dir-type file (insurance prem. table) for every employee when payroll is
run.
This table contains monthly insurance premiums for different types of
covereage, i.e.,
Falkner
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 2:24 PM
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Subject: [U2] [UD] Precision
I need some help from you payroll pros out here.
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Define a little more rigorous? Other than some rounding/truncation
issues, what exactly are you going for?
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:24 PM
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Subject: [U2] [UD
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:24
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Subject: [U2] [UD] Precision
I need some help from you payroll pros out here.
Background:
I've developed a subroutine that will read an externally-maintained
dir-type file (insurance prem. table) for every employee when payroll is
run
Maybe they are paid semi-monthly (24 periods) rather than Bi-weekly (26
periods).
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Donald Verhagen
Application Development Manager
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Tandem Staffing Solutions, Inc.
1690 S Congress Avenue, Suite 210
Delray Beach, FL 33445 USA
Voice Phone: 561.454.3592 Fax Phone:
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Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:44 AM
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Subject: RE: [U2] [UD] Precision
Hello, Shawn.
There are some odd cent differences to account for in the monthly amount
calculations. I used the Iconv() function to round the fractional cents
My thanks to all for the responses.
Shawn
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From: Shawn Waldie
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:37 PM
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Subject: RE: [U2] [UD] Precision
I see a strong potential for penny-creep here unless I add/truncate
some zeros before/after I make
