Division By Zero

navuser1

Dear all,

I have created a PO with calculating the Service Tax and try to post it in the Nav 5.0 SP1 HF2 IN version db.

It gives me an error message Division by zero.

CodeUnit 12, Function Name : PostServiceTax


how to solve this issue ?

mohana_cse06

before calculating check the condition that
if servicetac ecess amount <> 0 then
.....

DenSter

If that is part of a hotfix, then you need to get in touch with Microsoft and notify them that they have introduced this error, so that they can issue a hotfix to fix this hotfix .

ara3n

I think MS and every vertical solution out there should look for all code that has division in code and make sure there is an if statement or code that prevents division by zero.

This is a simple search for / in all objects.

jlandeen

LOL you think there could be something in the compiler that warns about div by 0?

would be nice!

navuser1

Dear All,

The process is as follows :

First I posted a bank payment entry (advance to vendor) with a check mark in Serv. Tax on Advance payment field in Bank Payment Voucher.

Thereafter I created a purchase order with that vendor and activate the Applies-to-doc type feild & Applies-to-doc No. feilds.

During posting the error (Division by Zero) appears.

Regards
SB

DenSter

In which case that variable has a zero value, and it blows up, because the code does not take zero value into account. Report this issue to Microsoft and have them address it. What you have told us is that they provided a hotfix that causes a problem, and they would probably appreciate it when you report this issue. Chances are that they already know about it, and they have a fix ready for it.

David_Singleton

jlandeen wrote:

LOL you think there could be something in the compiler that warns about div by 0?

would be nice!

If I do Z := x / y;

how can the compiler know that the value of y will be zero :-k

DenSter

I think Jeff was joking

David_Singleton

:oops: yes I think so.

jlandeen

Yes I was joking div by zero errors are difficult to account in a compiler and they're normally hammered home in any introductory Computer Science class....but thankfully they're annoying but not too difficult to prevent