[Gambas-user] format number messing up equation

[Neil Fallon]

Hi Pablo,

That would make sense with the results that I was coming up with.

Neil

On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 16:58 -0600, Pablo Vera wrote:
> When using the % sign in the format function, it will automatically 
> multiply the value by 100, so you would use it like this:
> 
> Message.Info("You answered " & countCorrect & " questions correct.\n\n"
> & "You answered " & countWrong & " questions wrong." & "\n\n\n" & "Your
> score for this test is " & Format$(countCorrect/counter,"##.# %") &
> "\n\n" )
> 
> Saludos,
> Pablo Vera
> 
> Neil Fallon wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > When using the Format$ to format the output of a number I am getting the
> > wrong result.  If I don't use it I get the correct result.
> > 
> > Code works
> > 
> > Message.Info("You answered " & countCorrect & " questions correct.\n\n"
> > & "You answered " & countWrong & " questions wrong." & "\n\n\n" & "Your
> > score for this test is " & countCorrect/counter*100 & "%\n\n" )
> > 
> > 
> > Doesn't work
> > 
> > Message.Info("You answered " & countCorrect & " questions correct.\n\n"
> > & "You answered " & countWrong & " questions wrong." & "\n\n\n" & "Your
> > score for this test is " & Format$(countCorrect/counter*100,"##.# %") &
> > "\n\n" )
> > 
> > With the section that doesn't work I am getting results like 5000%
> > instead of 50%
> > 
> > Neil
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
> > 
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