Subject Re: Problem with int() function From Larry Winkler <lawinkler48@gmail.com> Date Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:22:49 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Attachment(s) Clip1.jpg Akshat Kapoor Wrote: > Dear Sir, > Tried some of the commands ?int(460/5) , ?int(459/5) , ?int(461/5) > but all the answers received were on expected lines. > Screen shot attached. > You may be using x = int(y/5) > where y has been assigned value of 460 from some calculations. > try displaying the value of y before the int() command. > it could be having values like 459.9995 > > This could be the source of error. > such errors are very common in excel. > Regards > Akshat > > Larry Winkler Wrote: > > > I was doing a simple input check and came up with an issue: > > > > ? 460/5  comes up with 92 (correct) > > ? int(460/5) comes back with 91 (incorrect). > > > > Anyone else notice this? > > Here is a screen print of the error. it was 4.60/.05 not 460/5 (sorry)