Single versus Double
 

I just noticed that x=Application.Round(0.6, 1) is rounded
when x is double, and isn't when x is single: I get
0.600000023841857 . Is this a bug ? Should I change all my
singles to doubles ?

Single versus Double
 

I get 0.6 for both single and double, as expected.

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"Sinus Log" wrote in message
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I just noticed that x=Application.Round(0.6, 1) is rounded
when x is double, and isn't when x is single: I get
0.600000023841857 . Is this a bug ? Should I change all my
singles to doubles ?

Single versus Double
 

I think I'd never use Single or Integer--just Double and Long.

Sinus Log wrote:

I just noticed that x=Application.Round(0.6, 1) is rounded
when x is double, and isn't when x is single: I get
0.600000023841857 . Is this a bug ? Should I change all my
singles to doubles ?

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Dave Peterson

Single versus Double
 

Singles only have about 7 Digits of precision. when you look at 15 digits,
then the last 8 digits are garbage.

particularly when your forcing your single to a double:

? format(cdbl(.6!),"0.000000000000000")
0.600000023841858
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"Sinus Log" wrote in message
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I just noticed that x=Application.Round(0.6, 1) is rounded
when x is double, and isn't when x is single: I get
0.600000023841857 . Is this a bug ? Should I change all my
singles to doubles ?

Single versus Double
 

Dave Peterson:
I think I'd never use Single or Integer--just Double and Long.

I couldn't agree more. I'd rather use a bit of extra memory to play it
safe. I sometimes even wonder why Single Precision is still left as a
variable option.

Myles


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Single versus Double
 

Maybe to support old code???

Myles wrote:

Dave Peterson:
I think I'd never use Single or Integer--just Double and Long.

I couldn't agree more. I'd rather use a bit of extra memory to play it
safe. I sometimes even wonder why Single Precision is still left as a
variable option.

Myles

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Single versus Double
 

Dave Peterson wrote:
Maybe to support old code???

Myles wrote:

Dave Peterson:

I think I'd never use Single or Integer--just Double and Long.

I couldn't agree more. I'd rather use a bit of extra memory to play it
safe. I sometimes even wonder why Single Precision is still left as a
variable option.

Myles

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I checked again in a blank workbook:
Option Explicit
Public Function z(x As Single) As Single
z = Application.Round(x, 1)
End Function

And in the worksheet:
=z(.6)

When I enlarge the column, I can see the same 15-digit value
I pasted in my first post. Garbage or bug, it looks the same
to me.

In any case, thank you all for your replies. I am going to
eliminate singles and integers. I hope I won't have too many
surprises in the process.