Thread: Alittle help please

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    Alittle help please

    Hi there!

    can anyone help me or point me in the right direction,

    i am trying to code a calculator that will except floating point numbers upto 6 digits, including the decimal point...

    would i need a string to check each of the numbers to make sure the dont go over 6 digit limit??


    Thanks in advance

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    Well both the scanf functions and cin have support for doing precision. But you could preprocess a string if you really wanted to.

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    Alittle help please as a title is bad form, btw. Many people disreguard questions with this title.
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    all i know is use double for floating point #

    like this:

    void main()
    {
    double n1, n2, n3
    }
    then just program them in.

    try something like

    if(n1 = > 6)

    hope it helps
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    You need to use a string to read the number, then convert it to a double when you've checked it for length.

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    A little help please isn't a good name i suggest some random marks like this $&^%$%(&%$^#$$^&*%(^%^(&%
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    Keep multiplying the number * 10 until there is no decimal point
    Code:
    while(int(num)!=num)
    {
       num*=10;
    }
    Then if this number divided by one million is less than zero then the original is 6 digits or less else it isn't.

    PS. I *think* this works but I haven't tested it!

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    Yes, we all know the thread title isn't the best choice, hopefully boontune will choose more wisely next time.

    @master2000
    void main() is wrong, please don't promote its use.
    And please do not make further posts like this one:
    A little help please isn't a good name i suggest some random marks like this $&^%$%(&%$^#$$^&*%(^%^(&%
    I suggest you read the forum guidelines. Any questions, PM me.
    When all else fails, read the instructions.
    If you're posting code, use code tags: [code] /* insert code here */ [/code]

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    Thanks alot for your help guys,

    Im sorrry about the heading, i will rethink it next time

    Cheers again!

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    Originally posted by Hammer
    Yes, we all know the thread title isn't the best choice, hopefully boontune will choose more wisely next time.

    @master2000
    void main() is wrong, please don't promote its use.
    And please do not make further posts like this one:

    I suggest you read the forum guidelines. Any questions, PM me.
    sorry

    also i always use void main()
    Last edited by master2000; 12-10-2002 at 02:51 PM.
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    Originally posted by boontune
    Thanks alot for your help guys,

    Im sorrry about the heading, i will rethink it next time

    Cheers again!

    just add the word baloonies
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    I usually use float main().

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    what do you use it for?
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    >what do you use it for?
    i usually use it when i want to brush up on my bad programming habbits. void main() also helps with those.

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    how does that cure habits?????????


    --shish--

    void main() curing habits

    --god help this kid--
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