Subject Re: bBASE payment annuity( p_,i,_n_) function From Norman Snowden <duluth@msn.com> Date Sat, 06 Nov 2021 19:24:44 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Ken Mayer Wrote: > On 11/5/2021 5:21 PM, Norman Snowden wrote: > > " dBASE payment Annuity, (p_,i_,n_)" > >             ?  p_,"p_", i_,"i_", n_, "n_" > >        457,"p_", .07, "i_", 13, "n_"         > >        cpayment = Payment(457,.07,13) > >            cpayment = 54.78 > >            This is correct > >            "However if I set up" > >            cpayment = Payment(p_,i_,n_) > >            "It won'compute! Computer freezes up" > >       > >            It previously worked in this program several years ago. Now a problem. > >            I would appreciate any ideas. > >            Thanks, Norman > > > Using information you gave above, put in a program: > > /* >     Payment test Norman Snowden > */ > > p_ = 457 > i_ = .07 > n_ = 13 > > ?  p_,"p_", i_,"i_", n_, "n_" > //      457,"p_", .07, "i_", 13, "n_"         > cpayment = Payment(457,.07,13) > ? cPayment > cpayment = Payment(p_,i_,n_) > ? cPayment > > Works fine. > > So ... you need to provide more information. Such as, what version of > dBASE? What version of Windows? Where are the values defined? Etc. > > Ken > > -- > *Ken Mayer* > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm > dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm > dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm Sorry about my post. The i_ component assignment was zero. I thought I had checked this out thoroughly before. I am about inactive now concerning programing.   Thanks anyway Ken. I still have your original book.