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From: lukas@ihlpf.ATT.COM (00704a-Lukas)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Re: INFORMIX reportwriter help!
Message-ID: <5450@ihlpf.ATT.COM>
Date: 27 Jul 88 18:09:06 GMT
References: <329@marob.MASA.COM> <8245@ncoast.UUCP> <337@marob.MASA.COM>
Reply-To: lukas@ihlpf.UUCP (00704a-Lukas,J.)
Organization: AT&T Network Systems - Lisle Illinois
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In article <337@marob.MASA.COM> daveh@marob.UUCP (Dave Hammond) writes:
>I also received an excellent tip from several sources (including an
>Informix tech support person) - Simply add a fraction to the printing value
>so that it forces the result one decimal place beyond the print picture.
>In the case of printing using a 4 decimal place picture, add .00005 and
>the value prints correctly. Example:

We have found another technique, to avoid the "+.00005". We turn
the computer to the west, then only run the programs on sunny
days in the afternoon. Appearantly, the extry energy from the
sunshine increases the numbers just enough to provide the desired
result.

I know that some of you out there are going to laugh, but I
think that our soulution is every bit as reasonable as the other.
-- 

	John Lukas
	ihnp4!ihlpf!lukas
	312-510-6290