Jim Dettman
jimdettman at verizon.net
Fri Oct 19 13:38:23 CDT 2012
Look at the data type. As for the number of decimals, I have an extensive mfg background and I don't consider four to be unusual for a cost on a PO. I've seen some systems that allow any number of decimals and have been pushed out to six. Many systems also have different precision masks for different units (ie. Inv Qty, Cost, Time, BOM Qty, Yields, etc). Some handle the decimal problem by supplying a UOM with each qty. For example, in PO's, Qty might be based on Each's, but a price might be stated at a UOM of Gross's. That allows the same number of decimals to be used for both qty's. Jim. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 01:32 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: [AccessD] Rounding Problem? Dear List: I have an app in which I allow the user to set a preference for the number of decimal places they want to display in currency fields. In the purchasing module this works well for 1, 2, or 3 decimal places. But I have a user who sent me a database where he has selected to display 4 decimal places (God knows why) and a PO with 6 line items. The Quantity Ordered, Unit Price, and Extension are as follows: 3500 1.3000 4550.0000 3500 1.3000 4550.0000 3000 1.3000 3900.0000 2000 0.2600 520.0000 2000 0.2600 520.0000 2000 0.2600 520.0000 The sub-total should add up to 14560 and with 2, or 3 decimal places it does. But if I go to 4 as shown then the sub total (Control Source: =Sum([fldPODUnitCost]*[fldPODQuantityOrdered]) )shows as 14,559.9998. One or more of those lines apparently does not have an exact decimal equivalent in binary but they all display correctly in the detail. Both text boxes are Format Standard. Any clue what the solution is? MTIA Rocky Smolin Beach Access Software 858-259-4334 www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> www.e-z-mrp.com <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/> Skype: rocky.smolin -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com