Date:         Wed, 6 Sep 2000 15:08:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Lary Jones <ljones@BINGHAMTON.EDU>
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From:         Lary Jones <ljones@BINGHAMTON.EDU>
Subject:      Re: ROUND Function in Ver 8.1
Comments: To: HERMANS1 <HERMANS1@WESTAT.COM>
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At 11:20 AM 9/6/2000 -0400, HERMANS1 wrote:
>The test program runs correctly under HPUX V8.0 (TSI10).  Any results
>under HPUX SAS V8.1?  Only detected under Sun V8.1?   Thanks to Glenn and
>Tim for posting these results on SAS-L.  Always interested in topics
>related to QA.  Sig

I get the error when running SAS 8.01 01M0 under NT4 SP6.  Nevertheless,
going back to a test program from a while ago, I find that 8.01 produces
results which are more appropriate.

data rounds;
   x = 22.0/7.0;             * a non-repeating number;
   y1 = round(x,0.01);
   y2 = round(x,0.02);
   y3 = round(x,0.03);
   y4 = round(x,0.04);
   y5 = round(x,0.05);
   y6 = round(x,0.06);
   y7 = round(x,0.07);
   format  x y1 y2 y3 y4 y5 y6 y7  12.9;
   OUTPUT;
   STOP;
   ;RUN;

proc transpose data=rounds out=flipped;
   ;RUN;

proc print data=flipped;
   ;RUN;



Win NT:  SAS 6.12
-----------------
OBS    _NAME_            COL1

  1       X        3.142857143
  2       Y1       3.140000000
  3       Y2       3.140000000
  4       Y3       3.151515152    <== should be 3.15000 (.05, .10, .15)
  5       Y4       3.160000000
  6       Y5       3.150000000
  7       Y6       3.125000000    <== should be 3.12000 (.06, .12, .18)
  8       Y7       3.142857143

Win NT:  SAS 8.01
-----------------
OBS    _NAME_            COL1

  1       X        3.142857143
  2       Y1       3.140000000
  3       Y2       3.140000000
  4       Y3       3.150000000
  5       Y4       3.160000000
  6       Y5       3.150000000
  7       Y6       3.120000000
  8       Y7       3.150000000    <== should be 3.14 (.07, .14, .21)