[jawsscripts] Re: decimal points?
- From: "Martin" <martinfc@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:56:51 -0500
Hi Paul,
Works like a charm.
Thanks a bunch.
Martin
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:37:18 +1100
> From: "Paul Magill" <magills@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ReplyTo: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: decimal points?
>
> Hi Martin,
>
> The below should do what you want. You will need to tidy up the output
> though.
>
> It is a modified extract, from a group of scripts I use at work for
> various calculations with Dollar & cents, thus the requirement for
> decimals.
> To increase the accuracy, just increase the multiplier & divider values.
> e g. multiplier from 1000 to 100000 and the divider from 100 to 1000. *
> keep in mind though, the upper limit of the 4 byte integer of Jaws,
> around 1000,000,000 I think.
>
>
> String Function SimpleDecimalDivide (int InitialValue, int Divisor)
> var
>
> INT IntermediateValue,
>
> STRING ResultString,
>
> STRING DecimalString
>
> ; presumes 2 decimal place accuracy required
>
> LET IntermediateValue = (InitialValue * 10000) / Divisor
>
> LET ResultString = IntToString (IntermediateValue / 100) ; gives the
> whole number portion of the result
>
> LET DecimalString = IntToString (IntermediateValue % 100) ; gives the
> decimal portion of the result
>
> LET ResultString = ResultString + "." + DecimalString
>
> Return (ResultString)
>
>
>
> EndFunction
>
>
>
>
>
> Script TestOnF8 ()
>
> SayString (SimpleDecimalDivide (5, 13))
>
> EndScript
>
>
> Regards,
> Paul from Aust
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin" <martinfc@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> As they say, when it rains?
> I want to performa simple calculation to get a percentage.
> For example, (5/13)*100 is supposed to give me 38.46%. But because Jaws
> takes off any decimal, I get 0 every time.
> Am I stepping out of the Jaws scripting limits here?
> I'm using the script language to create a report and maybe it's just too
> ambitious.
> Cheers,
> martin
>
>
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