Re: [mv] [calc] problem

[Frank Miedreich <miedreich@acm.org>]

>******    message to minivend-users from peter hicks <peter@libation.com>
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>hello list,
>
>the following tags return the wrong amount:
>
>[currency][calc][discount-price] * [item-quantity][/calc][/currency]
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>if I just place the tags
>[discount-price] * [item-quantity]
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>I get the values
>$18.05 * 12
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>but the [calc] tag returns 60, not 216.60.
>
>I want to set up a per item sub-total in the basket.
>
>Your help is appreciated immensely!
>

You multiply a string with a number and are not satisfied with the result.
Try to use numbers in multiplications.

The documentation will have more information under [discount-price].

fm

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