Re: Re: Why do these values not match?

On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:00:08 -0700 (PDT) Manuel <manuel@ochoa-usa.com> wrote: > > The "if" statement is not working here. Does anybody know why? > > $total= 332.06; > $production = 45.11 + 134.38 + 85.35 + 67.22; > > print("Total = $total<br>"); > print("Production = $production<br>"); > > if($total != $production) { > print("Totals do not Match!"); > } > else { > print("Totals are in Balance"); > } You do not have to use == or != with floats numbers, never, whatever langages you use. If you really want to compare float, use 'bccomp' instead and define the precision as 3rd parameter. int bccomp ( string left_operand, string right_operand [, int scale]) hth pa ps : on new thread, start a new message, do not use reply, just think about poor men like using tree view :))