Thread: Dividing error

  1. #1
    george7378
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    Dividing error

    Hi everyone,

    I have the following code which is not working (always gives an output of zero):

    Code:
    					 int len = GetWindowTextLength(GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_TEXT2));
    					 int len2 = GetWindowTextLength(GetDlgItem(hwnd, IDC_TEXT4));
    
    				char* buf;
    				char* buf2;
    
    				buf = (char*)GlobalAlloc(GPTR, len + 1); //Mass
    				buf2 = (char*)GlobalAlloc(GPTR, len2 + 1); //Radius
                    GetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_TEXT2, buf, len + 1);
    				GetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_TEXT4, buf2, len2 + 1);
                    Third=G*atof(buf);
    				Fourth=atof(buf2)*1000;
    				First=Third/Fourth;
    				Second=First/1000;
                    char strFirst[100];
    				sprintf_s(strFirst,"%0.2f", Second);
    				SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_TEXT3, strFirst);
    I have noticed that when I change "First=Third/Fourth" to "First=Third*Fourth" it produces a non-zero result. What is the problem with using the "/"?

    Thanks.

  2. #2
    and the Hat of Guessing tabstop's Avatar
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    You are printing second, which works out to mass/(radius*1000000) and that doesn't surprise me that that value is less than 0.005. (Also if you have any int variables you're in trouble there too.)

  3. #3
    george7378
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    Ah thanks - I just realised I got my powers wrong (I am using numbers such as 5.97e24 - for some bizarre reason I forgot to include the powers!).

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