Re: Convert Decimal to Fractional Notation

[Joel Cochran <jrc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

This would be a cool one to write... I don't have one but here's how I
would approach it:

1)  Determine what the finest level of measurement you want to return,
i.e. 8th, 16th, 32nd, 64th, etc.

2)  Create a run-time table of the decimal positions.  You only need to
do this for the range of > 0 and < 1.

3)  Strip the decimal value out of your field.

4)  Determine your rounding rules and round the remainder to the nearest
value found in the run-time table.  The position of the array will be
the top half of the fraction, the factor from 1) will be the bottom
half.

5) Divide the fraction down to the smallest valid argument ( 4/16 = 1/4,
etc. )

HTH,

Joel
http://www.rpgnext.com

On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 14:59, Bob O. wrote:
> Does anyone have an example of converting a decimal number to it's 
> fractional equivalent?
> 
> For example:  15.3750 = 15-3/8
> 
> The decimal field to convert is a 10/4 field.  Any help is appreciated.  
> Thanks in advance!
> 
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