Issue 85284 - BASIC: Variable Type "Float" does not exist
Summary: BASIC: Variable Type "Float" does not exist
Status: CLOSED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Online help (show other issues)
Version: current
Hardware: All All
: P3 Trivial (vote)
Target Milestone: OOo 3.0
Assignee: frank.thomas.peters
QA Contact: issues@documentation
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Reported: 2008-01-16 11:42 UTC by joerg.skottke
Modified: 2008-04-30 14:15 UTC (History)
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Description joerg.skottke 2008-01-16 11:42:25 UTC 
The help describes a datatype called "Float" and even delivers an example for
its usage.

See below "types of variables":
Decimal Variables
Decimal variables can take positive or negative numbers or zero. Accuracy is up
to 29 digits.
Dim Variable As Float
You can use plus (+) or minus (-) signs as prefixes for decimal numbers (with or
without spaces).
If a decimal number is assigned to an integer variable, StarOffice Basic rounds
the figure up or down.

The datatype does not exist, the correct one must be "Single" which is described
below decimal variables.
Comment 1 Uwe Fischer 2008-01-16 12:12:02 UTC 
Removed wrong line from file sbasic/shared/01020100.xhp in CWS hcshared16
Comment 2 Uwe Fischer 2008-02-15 10:51:15 UTC 
Please verify in CWS hcshared16.
Open Basic help, "Find" tab page, enter "float". First it finds "Using
Variables" -> there is no more a "float" variable type.
Comment 3 frank.thomas.peters 2008-02-19 15:33:52 UTC 
verified
Comment 4 frank.thomas.peters 2008-04-30 14:15:53 UTC 
closing