On 2008-11-06 07:56, Traci Sumpter wrote:
> Equation (315-0)/180*pi
> PostgreSQL 3.14159265358979
You equation in SQL looks like this:
=> select (315-0)/180*pi from (select 3.14159265358979 as pi) as a;
Which is an equivalent of:
=> select (315/180)*pi from (select 3.14159265358979 as pi) as a;
And because 315 and 180 are integers so (315/180) is rounded down to
integer (1):
=> select 1*pi from (select 3.14159265358979 as pi) as a;
I think you need:
=> select (315.0-0)/180*pi from (select 3.14159265358979 as pi) as a;
5.497787143782132500000000000000
Any strongly typed language will do this, for example in python:
$ python -c 'pi=3.14159265358979; print (315-0)/180*pi;'
3.14159265359
$ python -c 'pi=3.14159265358979; print (315.0-0)/180*pi;'
5.49778714378
Regards
Tometzky
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