how to calculate with commas (division)

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I want to do divisions in a dos box getting results with
commas (or dots).

like: 7 / 2 = 3,5
or even 7,5 / 2 = 3,75
More than 2 numbers after the comma arent necessary

with "set /a ST=7/2" and "expr.exe 7 / 2" (from unix utils)
i always get it rounded to 3

Is there a way or a commandline tool where i can work with
commas as variables?
 
Ragnar said:
I want to do divisions in a dos box getting results with
commas (or dots).

like: 7 / 2 = 3,5
or even 7,5 / 2 = 3,75
More than 2 numbers after the comma arent necessary

with "set /a ST=7/2" and "expr.exe 7 / 2" (from unix utils)
i always get it rounded to 3

Is there a way or a commandline tool where i can work with
commas as variables?
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Conset from Frank P. Westlake will do what you want.
http://gearbox.maem.umr.edu/fwu/

conset /?
Version 1.4, Copyright (C)2001, 2002, Frank P. Westlake.
Displays, sets, or deletes cmd.exe environment variables,
modifies console parameters, and performs floating point
mathematics.

HTH
 
I want to do divisions in a dos box getting results with
commas (or dots).

like: 7 / 2 = 3,5
or even 7,5 / 2 = 3,75
More than 2 numbers after the comma arent necessary

with "set /a ST=7/2" and "expr.exe 7 / 2" (from unix utils)
i always get it rounded to 3

Is there a way or a commandline tool where i can work with
commas as variables?
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Under 4NT the command "SET /A ST=7/2" shows the expected correct result.

AFAIK "SET /A" is not available under 4DOS, where JPSoft's native method
for calculations, the built-in function @EVAL, can be used. It sports a
pretty rich set of operations - see <http://jpsoft.com/help/f_eval.htm>.
4DOS is free, 4NT is not.
 
Ragnar said:
I want to do divisions in a dos box getting results with
commas (or dots).

like: 7 / 2 = 3,5
or even 7,5 / 2 = 3,75
More than 2 numbers after the comma arent necessary

with "set /a ST=7/2" and "expr.exe 7 / 2" (from unix utils)
i always get it rounded to 3

Is there a way or a commandline tool where i can work with
commas as variables?
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You don't want to calculate with commas, you want to be able to extend
integer math to include real numbers. Integer math is generally handled
quite adequately by the SET/A command (except that it chokes on numeric
values like 08 and 09), however, it has no knowledge whatsoever of real,
decimal, or fractional values.

I would recommend you consider doing what you want to do using WSH and
vbscript or jscript, both of which have the numerical capabilities you seek.

/Al
 
Michael said:
Under 4NT the command "SET /A ST=7/2" shows the expected correct result.

AFAIK "SET /A" is not available under 4DOS
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It is, actually; it just isn't documented.
 
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