From: "Kurt Kuzba" 


From: Kurt Kuzba
KK>  Try using the modulus operator!
KK>  float stepup( float num, int step)
KK>  {
KK>      long rounded = (long)num;
KK>      if((float)rounded < num)
KK>          rounded += (step - (rounded % step));
KK>      return (float) rounded;
KK>  }


    Right key, wrong door.  You will have problems if your number
 is an integer value but is not at a step value.  Try testing for
 the presence of a step value!

/*_|_|  stepup.c  PUBLIC DOMAIN by Kurt Kuzba - (02/15/2004)
_|_|_|  C code module to round up to a stepped integer value. _|_|_|  Code
is supplied AS IS.  No warrantees or guarantees _|_|_|  are given or
implied as to usability or appropriateness. _|_|*/

#include 
float stepup( float num, int step)
{
    long rounded = (long)num;
 if(((float)rounded < num) || (0 != (rounded % step)))
  rounded += (step - (rounded % step));
    return (float) rounded;
}
int main(void)
{
    printf("70.0000 stepup 5 = %.2f\n", stepup(70.0000, 5));
    printf("70.0001 stepup 5 = %.2f\n", stepup(70.0001, 5));
    printf("71.0000 stepup 5 = %.2f\n", stepup(71.0000, 5));
    printf("73.0000 stepup 5 = %.2f\n", stepup(71.0000, 5));
    printf("74.9999 stepup 5 = %.2f\n", stepup(74.9999, 5));
    return 0;
}

/*_|_|  end stepup.c
_|_|*/

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