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Posted by Jim Moseby on 11/02/05 16:21
>
> Shaun wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to create a function that will convert metres
> to feet and vice
> > versa. After searching Google I have found that 1 meters =
> 3.2808399 feet.
> > However if someone enters 10.5 to mean 10 feet and 5 inches
> this is not the
> > same as 10 feet and half a foot as there are 12 inches in a foot!
> >
> > Is there a standard conversion for this problem?
>
> Make the interface clear (perhaps have separate text boxes
> for metric or
> imperial entry) so that they enter Feet and Inches rather
> than a decimal
> notation, which is not common anyway. Then calculate the
> total inches,
> multiply by 25.4 and divide by 1000.
>
> Of course you also need to handle fractions... Most Americans
> I believe
> (I'm English) would write 10 5/16" for example.
Americans would also commonly write:
10'-5 3/4"
To mean 10 feet, 5 and 3/4 inches
JM
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