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Get 20% of the %Base_Salary%

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Posted on by UK_Mike

Hi All,

 

I know ive seen this written somewhere before but cant find it !!!

I need the commission in a variable (6000)

%Base_Salary%   = 30000

%Commission%    = 20%

%NewVar% = ?

 

If I put 0.2 as the value in the %Commission% my output is 6000.0 which I dont want.

 

Thanks all.

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  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

    If you are simply trying to get rid of the decimal after, use Truncate number. 

  • UK_Mike Profile Picture
    UK_Mike on at

    Hi Mike,

     

    Yeah done that as a temp measure but was wondering is there a better way.

    I will more than likely be adding other vars into the mix and wanted to hit the ground running so to speak.

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    MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

    So, I am not 100% sure why it does this, but I have a clue, and *IF* I am right, this will work.

     

    I think it does this because you multiplied by 0.2.  The general rule for a multiplication or division equation is to report the largest number of decimal places in any single variable. Your 0.2 is causing the .0 to appear. Therefore, let’s get rid of it.

     

    Instead, try 30,000 * 20 / 100

     

    see what happens.

     

    good luck!

  • UK_Mike Profile Picture
    UK_Mike on at

    Kaboom 😀  

     

    %(Base_Salary * Commission / 100)%

    Thanks Mike, nothing like an old Excel trick, forgot to try that one.

     

    Cheers pal.

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