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#101256 - 2003-05-06 03:29 PM The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	Think it was mentioned before, but regarding the 'new' possibilities with kixforms it's about time for some functionality enhancement (supporting floating point numbers was a step in the right direction) .... soooo ... how about intrinsic: sin() cos() tan() as well as their corresponding functions (asin() acos() atan() ) π (Pi as ummm ... a constant ?) e (as well) pwr() (supporting floating point operations of course) sqrt() (cdbl-enabled as well) functions ? Anyone else to enhance this list ? {Maybe some statistical functions for MCA ? } [ 23. May 2003, 08:59: Message edited by: Jochen ] _________________________
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#101257 - 2003-05-06 04:41 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	heh... I think I already coded cosin... but not sure as it was inside some triangle circle calculation routine UDF _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#101258 - 2003-05-06 05:05 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Kdyer Kdyer KiX Supporter Registered: 2001-01-03 Posts: 6241 Loc: Tigard, OR	What about Pi or e? Probably too complex for scripts.. Kent _________________________ Utilize these resources: UDFs (Full List) KiXtart FAQ & How to's
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#101259 - 2003-05-06 05:55 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	nope. π is indeed a must. well, it does not need to be too sharp... 10digits or so should already kick some a*s [ 06. May 2003, 18:05: Message edited by: Lonkero ] _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#101260 - 2003-05-07 07:44 AM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Kdyer Kdyer KiX Supporter Registered: 2001-01-03 Posts: 6241 Loc: Tigard, OR	Don't forget - ASIN() ACOS() ATAN() too.. Now, for the Pythagorean Theorem. Kent _________________________ Utilize these resources: UDFs (Full List) KiXtart FAQ & How to's
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#101261 - 2003-05-07 07:52 AM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	That should be easy : $a² = $b² * $c² well, I did start once coding sin,cos,tan but with board utilities it will always be too inaccurate [ 07. May 2003, 07:55: Message edited by: Jochen ] _________________________
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#101262 - 2003-05-07 07:53 AM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Kdyer Kdyer KiX Supporter Registered: 2001-01-03 Posts: 6241 Loc: Tigard, OR	Close.. $a² + $b² = $c² Kent _________________________ Utilize these resources: UDFs (Full List) KiXtart FAQ & How to's
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#101263 - 2003-05-07 07:56 AM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	Yah ... I knew that would happen One should not post too early in da morning in lack of caffeine Ok, replace the above with $a² = $c² - $b² and we're in line again [ 07. May 2003, 07:58: Message edited by: Jochen ] _________________________
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#101264 - 2003-05-07 08:03 AM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	sqrt() and multipliers are nicey... _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#101265 - 2003-05-07 10:26 AM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	you mean power ? Yeah .. easy to implement as udf. Only easy with integer powers though so intrinsic would be nice Oh well : pwr() [ 07. May 2003, 10:34: Message edited by: Jochen ] _________________________
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#101266 - 2003-05-07 10:34 AM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	and the speed... square root... or roots in any manner should be like zillion times faster inside the exe itself. _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#101267 - 2003-05-07 08:53 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Anonymous Anonymous Unregistered	How about abs() Also, it would be nice to have integers at the 2^32 range -- I have a recursive "Calculate diskspace used per directory" that I had to dial back to KB and MB sizes because some directory space used is greater than 2GB
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#101268 - 2003-05-07 09:16 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	abs()? can you explain some more as there is already inbuild: Abs( ) Returns the absolute value of a number what comes to the integer, you can always use another valuetypes for larger numbers... although larger integers would make it easier _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#101269 - 2003-05-07 09:26 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Gniky Gniky Lurker Registered: 2003-05-07 Posts: 1	>abs()? > can you explain some more as there is already inbuild: > Abs( ) Returns the absolute value of a number You know, I searched the documentation up and down looking for that -- tired eyes, I guess.
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#101270 - 2003-05-07 09:40 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Kdyer Kdyer KiX Supporter Registered: 2001-01-03 Posts: 6241 Loc: Tigard, OR	Anytime that ABS() is used.. It throws up a flag with regard to how the calc is done. Yes, it is legitmate, but of potential concern. Kent _________________________ Utilize these resources: UDFs (Full List) KiXtart FAQ & How to's
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#101271 - 2003-05-07 10:16 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Do you mind to elaborate what could be a possible concern with regards to calculating the ABS of a number? We're not even talking about imaginary numbers and functionality of ABS is very well defined. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#101272 - 2003-05-07 10:17 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Kdyer Kdyer KiX Supporter Registered: 2001-01-03 Posts: 6241 Loc: Tigard, OR	Sure.. It is just a concern when the calculation is created that the negative values are done properly. Kent _________________________ Utilize these resources: UDFs (Full List) KiXtart FAQ & How to's
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#101273 - 2003-05-14 04:50 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	Updated above .... anything left ? _________________________
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#101274 - 2003-05-14 10:42 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Kdyer Kdyer KiX Supporter Registered: 2001-01-03 Posts: 6241 Loc: Tigard, OR	What about conversions? Or, would this add too much "bloat?" C to F for example... Kent _________________________ Utilize these resources: UDFs (Full List) KiXtart FAQ & How to's
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#101275 - 2003-05-14 11:50 PM Re: The Math functions wishlist ... Part II - The Discussion
Jochen Jochen KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-03-17 Posts: 6380 Loc: Stuttgart, Germany	didn't get that ... too abstract for me [ 14. May 2003, 23:51: Message edited by: Jochen ] _________________________
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