RE: [PHP] Math Weirdness

On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 15:33 -0400, Wolf wrote: > ---- Robert Cummings <robert@interjinn.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 14:12 -0500, Jay Blanchard wrote: > > > [snip] > > > So again... from whence do you conjure $endingBal? :) > > > [/snip] > > > > > > $endingBal is conjured from the database tracking the account balance. > > > For any 24 hour period the beginning and ending balance for subsequent > > > days is the same unless adjustments or payments have been made to the > > > account in that period. > > > > > > 2:35 AM balance becomes the ending balance for the previous day and > > > becomes the beginning balance for the day we are beginning. > > > > Isn't it possible then that your data is out of synch between the > > current balance and the previous day's ending balance? > > > > Cheers, > > Rob. > > > See!!! I told you he was skimming the profits! Better check his desk for the > "other" set of books! ;) > > I'd suggest the int approach. Yeah, I prefer to work with pennies too when doing that stuff. But floats work much better when skimming... harder to track ;) Remind me not to buy weed from Jay. Cheers, Rob. -- http://www.interjinn.com Application and Templating Framework for PHP