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Old 08-07-2012
awk calculation automatically rounding off the output
I have some calculation in my script which is similar to the below example . I find that sometimes when using large decimal digits, the output gets automatically rounded off and it is affecting the program. I am not able to understand what is happening here..

Code:
awk '{ 
a=6.32498922
a1=6.324
b=52
c=12.65
 
d=(a*b/c)
d1=(a1*b/c)
 
printf(" d = %s;",d)
printf(" d1 = %s\n",d1)
 
result1=d*300
result2=d1*300
 
printf(" result1=> %s\n",result1)
printf(" result2=> %s\n",result2)
}' test1

prints:
Code:
 d = 26; d1 = 25.9959
result1=> 7799.99
result2=> 7798.77

Where is the decimals points in "d" . And if it got rounded off, why is the decimals appearing in "result1"

Could you help me understand what really is happening ? How can i make sure that the decimals does not get rounded off automatically?
Last edited by zaxxon; 08-07-2012 at 07:39 AM.. Reason: code tags
# 2  
Old 08-07-2012
Use f instead of d in printf which stands for "floating point".
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# 3  
Old 08-07-2012
Set CONVFMT to a proper value:
Code:
awk 'BEGIN { 
CONVFMT="%-20.6f"
a=6.32498922
a1=6.324
b=52
c=12.65
 
d=(a*b/c)
d1=(a1*b/c)
 
printf(" d = %s;",d)
printf(" d1 = %s\n",d1)
 
result1=d*300
result2=d1*300
 
printf(" result1=> %s\n",result1)
printf(" result2=> %s\n",result2)
}'

which gives
Code:
 d = 25.999956           ; d1 = 25.995889
 result1=> 7799.986706
 result2=> 7798.766798

# 4  
Old 08-07-2012
But this will give .000000 for an integer result .. That again creates issues... Smilie . For whole numbers, I do not want the "." to appear in the variable value
# 5  
Old 08-07-2012
It will not.
Code:
awk 'BEGIN { 
CONVFMT="%-20.6f"
a=19
b=20.5
printf ("a = %s\n",a)
printf ("b = %s\n",b)
}'

a = 19
b = 20.500000

Integers get converted to strings as integers, irrespective of the value of CONVFMT (or OFMT).
Last edited by elixir_sinari; 08-07-2012 at 10:18 AM..
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# 6  
Old 08-08-2012
i dont know.. maybe due to some other built-in vars, but i am getting it this way:

Code:
> awk 'BEGIN {
> CONVFMT="%-20.6f"
> a=30
> b=1.5
> printf ("a = %s\n",a)
> printf ("b = %s\n",b)
> c=a/b
> printf ("c = %s\n",c)
> }'

a = 30.000000
b = 1.500000
c = 20.000000


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Last edited by zaxxon; 08-08-2012 at 10:43 AM.. Reason: code tags
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