Re: Does bug 2921 justify a version 3.19.4?

[Tim Dickson <dickson.tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

in vb6 there is the currency data type (eg. dim f as currency) which is 
useful. I don't seem to find it in vb.net 2022 though, but no surprises 
there as .net is another word for .slow or not( vb) :-)
for reference in vb6 a quick test shows that it handles currency numbers 
with 4 decimal places, rounding any extra decimal places that are 
assigned to it. it is also limited to a maximum of 15 digits including 
any decimals.
how about a currency type for gambas? maybe based on a int long long 
decimal shifted right by 4 digits.
regards, Tim

On 05/08/2024 09:07, Fabien Bodard wrote:
> This problem with float is an old sea snake. I was confronted with it 
> on VB and VBA for accounting apps 😔.
>
>
> Le dim. 4 août 2024 à 22:43, Jussi Lahtinen <jussi.lahtinen@xxxxxxxxx> 
> a écrit :
>
>     One way is to use string for currencies etc and do calculations
>     with bc. Floats are not meant for exact things like that.
>
>     Jussi
>
>
>     On Sun, 4 Aug 2024, 21:06 Christof Thalhofer,
>     <chrisml@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>         Am 04.08.24 um 18:06 schrieb Benoît Minisini:
>         > Le 04/08/2024 à 12:15, Christof Thalhofer a écrit :
>         >> Hi,
>         >>
>         >> I think so, because if Gambas in combination with PG
>         doesn't count right
>         >> it can have ugly consequences.
>         >
>         > I agree. I will see if I can do it as soon as possible. It's
>         difficult,
>         > because there is not many days I am in Paris in August...
>         Normally I'm
>         > available August 12th and 13th.
>
>         I myself can wait until then. As it is an old bug and I
>         recognized it
>         just two times within the last week I think we can live with
>         it another
>         couple of days.
>
>         Alles Gute
>
>         Christof Thalhofer
>
>         -- 
>         Dies ist keine Signatur


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