RE: Math Weirdness

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On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 15:33 -0400, Wolf wrote:
> ---- Robert Cummings <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> > On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 14:12 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote:
> > > [snip]
> > > So again... from whence do you conjure $endingBal? :)
> > > [/snip]
> > > 
> > > $endingBal is conjured from the database tracking the account balance.
> > > For any 24 hour period the beginning and ending balance for subsequent
> > > days is the same unless adjustments or payments have been made to the
> > > account in that period.
> > > 
> > > 2:35 AM balance becomes the ending balance for the previous day and
> > > becomes the beginning balance for the day we are beginning.
> > 
> > Isn't it possible then that your data is out of synch between the
> > current balance and the previous day's ending balance?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Rob. 
> 
> 
> See!!!  I told you he was skimming the profits!  Better check his desk for the "other" set of books! ;)
> 
> I'd suggest the int approach.

Yeah, I prefer to work with pennies too when doing that stuff. But
floats work much better when skimming... harder to track ;) Remind me
not to buy weed from Jay.

Cheers,
Rob.
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