From: "Rich" 

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   I believe the premise is that it is more fair to round up half the =
time and round down the other half.

Rich

  "Robert Comer"  wrote in message =
news:3dcc01bd{at}w3.nls.net...
  That's one of the most bizarre things I've seen.  Any businesses that =
I've been in contact with round up on 5.

  - Bob Comer 


    "Rich"  wrote in message news:3dcbfdfe$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       .NET follows IEEE 754 which specifies round to nearest as round =
to even.  3.45 rounds to 3.4.  3.55 rounds to 3.6.  You can look up IEEE =
754 on the web if you are not familiar.

    Rich

      "chad"  wrote in message =
news:3dcbd8a3{at}w3.nls.net...
      i feel all dirty for making a post so pro microsoft like i did =
before (in
      the anti MS rant thread.)  they really are evidence of the adage: =
absolute
      power corrupts absolutely.

      so i just got this from one of the development vp's in my company, =
in an
      email entitled "only in Microsoft software."  i figured i would =
send it
      along, to help cleanse myself.

      .NET's Math.Round function rounds "down" 0.5 (i.e. 3.45 rounds to =
3.4)
      SQL Server's decimal-rounding rounds "up" 0.5 (i.e. 3.45 rounds to =
3.5)

      Another "win" for MS :(

      chad - feeling a little better now


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   I believe
the premise is =
that it is=20
more fair to round up half the time and round down the other =
half.
 
Rich
 

  "Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
= wrote in=20
  message news:3dcc01bd{at}w3.nls.net...
  That's one of the most
bizarre things =
I've=20
  seen.  Any businesses that I've been in contact with round up on=20
  5.
   
  - Bob Comer <IEEE 754 or=20
  not...>
   
   
  

    "Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:3dcbfdfe$1{at}w3.nls.net...
       .NET
follows IEEE 754 =
which=20
    specifies round to nearest as round to even.  3.45 rounds to =
3.4. =20
    3.55 rounds to 3.6.  You can look up IEEE 754 on the web if you =
are not=20
    familiar.
     
    Rich
     
    
      "chad" <chabonowaka{at}hotmail.com>=20">mailto:chabonowaka{at}hotmail.com">chabonowaka{at}hotmail.com>=20
      wrote in message news:3dcbd8a3{at}w3.nls.net...i
=

      feel all dirty for making a post so pro microsoft like i did =
before=20
      (inthe anti MS rant thread.)  they really are evidence of =
the=20
      adage: absolutepower corrupts
absolutely.so i just got =
this=20
      from one of the development vp's in my company, in anemail =
entitled=20
      "only in Microsoft software."  i figured i would send =
italong, to=20
      help cleanse myself..NET's Math.Round function rounds =
"down" 0.5=20
      (i.e. 3.45 rounds to 3.4)SQL Server's decimal-rounding rounds =
"up" 0.5=20
      (i.e. 3.45 rounds to 3.5)Another "win" for MS =
:(chad -=20
      feeling a little better=20
now

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