Howdy all
Im trying to do a fairly accurate metric conversion
between:
inches
feet
yards
Im pretty sure that i have the right number for conversion
between length type.
I have no problem switching between metric length(mm,cm,m)
When im trying to switch between imperial system, i run
into some accuracy problem. Feet and inches are fine, but
i have some problem with yards.
12 inches = 1 feet
1 feet = 12 inches
1 feet = 0.3333... yards
0.333... yards = 11.88 inches
0.333... yards = 0.999 feet
you get the point...
How can i keep the accuracy with out rounding
7  3753 
El Camino,
Off the top of my head; In your functions that do the conversions you can
create a rounding rule that states if the number is within a specified unit
of a whole number then you can round up or round down. Try using the Mod
function for this and analyze the remainder.
Dan
"El Camino" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:0d******** *************** *****@phx.gbl.. . Howdy all
Im trying to do a fairly accurate metric conversion
between:
inches
feet
yards
Im pretty sure that i have the right number for conversion
between length type.
I have no problem switching between metric length(mm,cm,m)
When im trying to switch between imperial system, i run
into some accuracy problem. Feet and inches are fine, but
i have some problem with yards.
12 inches = 1 feet
1 feet = 12 inches
1 feet = 0.3333... yards
0.333... yards = 11.88 inches
0.333... yards = 0.999 feet
you get the point...
How can i keep the accuracy with out rounding
"El Camino" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> schrieb Howdy all
Im trying to do a fairly accurate metric conversion
between:
inches
feet
yards
Im pretty sure that i have the right number for conversion
between length type.
I have no problem switching between metric length(mm,cm,m)
When im trying to switch between imperial system, i run
into some accuracy problem. Feet and inches are fine, but
i have some problem with yards.
12 inches = 1 feet
1 feet = 12 inches
1 feet = 0.3333... yards
0.333... yards = 11.88 inches
0.333... yards = 0.999 feet
you get the point...
How can i keep the accuracy with out rounding
Accuracy will always be limited because any data type consumes a limited
amount of memory. Maybe using the Decimal data type can help you.
--
Armin http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
Use a scaler, or ratio method. That is set a numerator and a denominator and
to the math on the final value:
double dScale(double dVal, double dNumerator, double dDenominator)
{
return (dVal * dNumerator) / dDenominator;
}
In this way you'll always get the precision of the system with no
intermediate rounding errors.
This is a trick often used in Forth, and embedded systems where floating
point is expensive in CPU and code space and hardware.
"El Camino" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:0d******** *************** *****@phx.gbl.. . Howdy all
Im trying to do a fairly accurate metric conversion
between:
inches
feet
yards
Im pretty sure that i have the right number for conversion
between length type.
I have no problem switching between metric length(mm,cm,m)
When im trying to switch between imperial system, i run
into some accuracy problem. Feet and inches are fine, but
i have some problem with yards.
12 inches = 1 feet
1 feet = 12 inches
1 feet = 0.3333... yards
0.333... yards = 11.88 inches
0.333... yards = 0.999 feet
you get the point...
How can i keep the accuracy with out rounding
El Camino,
The general rule here is to use a standard base and always convert
from it. If a number comes in inches, then keep it in inches and do
the conversion at the last step to the required units.
If you start with 7 inches then want feet, it would be 7/12. To go
to yards, start over with 7/36. To go to Meters use 7*0.0254. This
will minimize the decimal error. "El Camino" <an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> schrieb Howdy all
Im trying to do a fairly accurate metric conversion
between:
inches
feet
yards
Im pretty sure that i have the right number for conversion
between length type.
Hi Armin,
Conversion of this kind of values will in general always stay a problem it
never will be posible to convert it 100% exactly and reconverting it again
although you can make the difference very small of course.
That has always been even before the computer did exist.
Just a thought
Cor
"Cor" <no*@non.com> schrieb
Conversion of this kind of values will in general always stay a
problem it never will be posible to convert it 100% exactly and
reconverting it again although you can make the difference very small
of course.
Hmmm...did I write something different? Or did you just want to add the
following sentence?
That has always been even before the computer did exist.
Just a thought
--
Armin http://www.plig.net/nnq/nquote.html http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html
> Hmmm...did I write something different? Or did you just want to add the
following sentence?
That has always been even before the computer did exist.
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