Is This a Bug?

[Bob Stockler]

On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 02:58:24PM -0400, John Hemmer wrote:
|        The following code:
| 
|        Then:  A(3,.0)="25"
|        Then:  B(3,.0)=MAX( "1", A-"8" )
|        Then:  C(3,.0)=A-"8"
|        Then:  D(3,.0)=MAX("1",C)
|        Then:  SHOW "A="{A<"B="{B<"C="{C<"D="{D
| 
|         Gives the following result:
| 
|                                 A=25 B=1 C=17 D=17
| 
|        If I enclose A-"8" in parenthesis such as:
| 
|        Then:  B(3,.0)=MAX( "1", (A-"8") )
| 
|         I get the same result.  I would think that I should get
|         a value of 17 for B.
| 
|         I am compiling with rcabe version 5.0.13.R4
| 
|         I get the same result using both rclerk and dclerk.

Well, it's consistent anyway.

I don't think filePro is going to do arithmetic/math for you
within arguments to the MAX() function.

Bug or design decision, I don't know.

For now, anyway, it seems you'll have to do your arithmetic/math
to a variable befor you use the MAX() function,

Bob

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