Decimal To Fraction

[Zanzabar]

Hello Everyone have an issue and cant seem to find a solution for it. Basically I need to take a Decimal and turn it into a Fraction, I have been trying to use (rtos 5 3) but it doesnt seem to want to work, the number that I am trying to convert for the example that I am working on is .401 and I want it to round to 3/8" but instead I keep getting 5". I have figured out that it is thinking that .401 is in feet but I cant seem to figure out how to make it think that it is in inches and in which case make it a fraction. I havent tried messing around with the system variable that much but realize that maybe it has something to do with DIMZIN, LUNITS, or LUPREC or atleast that is what I am finding all over the forums and in the help. I would love some help with this and hope to hear back from you soon.

[Anonymous]

That's because you are asking it to convert 5 to a string. Add the number you want to convert in
there:

Command: (rtos 0.401 5 3)
"3/8"

--
Kent Cooper


Zanzabar wrote...
Hello Everyone have an issue and cant seem to find a solution for it. Basically I need to take a
Decimal and turn it into a Fraction, I have been trying to use (rtos 5 3) but it doesnt seem to want
to work, the number that I am trying to convert for the example that I am working on is .401 and I
want it to round to 3/8" but instead I keep getting 5". I have figured out that it is thinking that
.401 is in feet but I cant seem to figure out how to make it think that it is in inches and in which
case make it a fraction. I havent tried messing around with the system variable that much but
realize that maybe it has something to do with DIMZIN, LUNITS, or LUPREC or atleast that is what I
am finding all over the forums and in the help. I would love some help with this and hope to hear
back from you soon.

[lpseifert]

try (rtos 0.404 4 4)

[Zanzabar]

O man I guess sometimes you just get caught up in the code and forget what you are doing or how it all works out in the end. Thanks guys