In a Base Query there is a calculated field - the result of the calculation is wrong.

[Kenneth_1949]

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I have set up a simple data base with one input Form, one main Table, and a Query. In the Query there is a calculated field. The problem is that the result of the calculation is wrong.

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The digits are correct but the decimal point is in the wrong place, so the result is 100 x greater than it ought to be.

The database is for a tree plantation where the trees are planted in blocks of known area (hectares). I use the word “block” and not “field”, to avoid confusion with “Field” as in a database. The three Fields are: Block Name, Block Area, and number of Trees in Block.

In the Query I want to divide the number of Trees by the Block Area to get the number of trees per hectare (Stand per Hectare, or SPH).

For example: Block Area 25.00, number of Trees 4,000, result should be 160, but it shows as 1,600.

What am I doing wrong?

[Ratslinger]

Hello,

Please keep main questions short & to point. Also, when posting a question is it best to include minimal information - specific LO version, OS and with Base what database you are using.

OK, with that said, an educated guess here is that you are using a Firebird embedded database. This is a known problem. This can be fixed with a CAST. Please see my answer in this post → Computed field in query (on Firebird in Libreoffice).

If this guess is incorrect, please provide more information.

[Kenneth_1949]

Thank you, I’ll give it a try. Yes, I my Base is using Firebird
Kenneth

[Ratslinger]

@Kenneth_1949

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