RE: [xsl] Rounding errors in financial app transforms

Subject: RE: [xsl] Rounding errors in financial app transforms
From: "Michael Kay" <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:54:21 +0100

> What's exactly is the problem with division before I go off 
> thinking that all is home and hosed with xs:decimal?

What's the result of 10 div 3? The spec allows both 3.3 and
3.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 as legal answers. However,
you have a reasonable expectation - not a guarantee - of at least 18 digits.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

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Re: [xsl] Rounding errors in financial app transforms, (continued) Justin Johansson - Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:05:15 +0900 David Carlisle - Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:39:40 +0100 Michael Kay - Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:51:53 +0100 Justin Johansson - Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:15:06 +0900 Michael Kay - Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:54:21 +0100 <= David Carlisle - Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:38:35 +0100 Justin Johansson - Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:25:12 +0900 W Charlton - Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:32:18 +0100 David Carlisle - Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:49:08 +0100

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