Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields at torchlake.com
Thu Dec 22 12:26:48 CST 2011
ABSOLUTELY!!! John is right on! T Tina Norris Fields tinanfields at torchlake.com 231-322-2787 On 12/22/2011 12:31 PM, jwcolby wrote: > BACKUP the original!!! You need to be able to prove that the old > sucked and the new... sucks less... (you can only fix what you find). > > Then you need to start a document of each thing like this that you > find. It will provide a huge evidence base for when you present the > case for "your application sucks and this is why it takes so long to > get it working". > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > > Reality is what refuses to go away > when you do not believe in it > > On 12/22/2011 12:02 PM, Mark Simms wrote: >> Instead of using the number format to properly display the numbers, >> the original developer would use the Format function to round a large >> series >> of individual values, >> and then total-up the rounded results instead of the original values. >> As you are aware, precision is likely lost in doing it this way. >> Ex: .55+.55=1.1 >> His method would be to first "round-up" the .55 to .6: >> Ex: .6+.6=1.2 >> In this case, the total is now "off" by almost 10% ! >> >> And...this is a vital model that helps to run the company's main >> processing >> unit. >> >> Wowzer indeed. >> >> >> >