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From: bobb@netcom.UUCP (Bob Beaulieu)
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: INFORMIX HELP
Keywords: FLOATS not right - HELP
Message-ID: <8224@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 3 Mar 90 00:45:44 GMT
Organization: NetCom- The Bay Area's Public Access Unix System {408 249-0290 guest}
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I am currently using Informix 3.3 on a Plexus P/60 and having trouble with
float field and roundings.
Ex. If I imput the data as 2.3, it ends up with a value of 2.98799963...?
Why can't it just be 2.3? This is difficult when acegos are looking for
a value of 2.3 and doesn't see it. Has anyone experienced this problem and
any solutions available?

Thanks for your help.

Bob B.

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