BUG: DATETIME Datatype Rounds Fractions of a Second

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Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Type the following line of code in the Command window:

      X = {1/1/95 12:00:00PM}
   						

2. Type the following line of code in the Command window:

      Y = X + .1
   						

3. Type the following line of code in the Command window:

      ? Y == X
   						

Another Demonstration of the Problem

1. Type the following line of code in the Command window:

      MODIFY COMMAND test
   						

2. In the program window produced by the previous command, type the following lines of code:

      *---------------------
      *-- BEGIN PROGRAM TEST
      *---------------------
      CLEAR
   
      LOCAL X, Y
      X = {1/1/95 12:00:00pm}
      FOR I = 1 to 5
   
        *-- Show which iteration you are on
        DO CASE
             CASE I = 1
                  WAIT WINDOW "Iteration 1" TIMEOUT .75
             CASE I = 2
                  WAIT WINDOW "Iteration 2" TIMEOUT.75
             CASE I = 3
                  WAIT WINDOW "Iteration 3" TIMEOUT.75
             CASE I = 4
                  WAIT WINDOW "Iteration 4" TIMEOUT.75
             OTHERWISE
                  WAIT WINDOW "Last Iteration" TIMEOUT.75
        ENDCASE
   
        *-- Add 1 tenth of a second to Y
        Y = X + .1
   
        *-- Display X
        WAIT WINDOW "X = " + TTOC(X) TIMEOUT 1
   
        *-- Compare Y and X
        *-- One would think the following comparison would return .F.
        WAIT WINDOW "Y == X is " + IIF(Y==X,".T.",".F.") + ;
             "  <<= First Test" + CHR(13) + ;
             "Y has been incremented" + CHR(13) + CHR(13) +;
             "Press any key to continue"
   
        *-- Add 1 tenth of a second to X
        X = X + .1
   
        *-- Compare Y and X
        *-- One would think the following comparison would return .T.
        WAIT WINDOW "Y == X is " + IIF(Y==X,".T.",".F.") + ;
             "  <<= Second Test" + CHR(13) + ;
             "X has been incremented" + CHR(13) + CHR(13) + ;
             "Press any key to continue"
   
        *-- Display Y
        WAIT WINDOW "Y = " + TTOC(Y) + ;
             CHR(13) + ;
             "Y has been incremented by .1 seconds" ;
             TIMEOUT 2
      ENDFOR
      *---------------------
      *-- END PROGRAM TEST
      *---------------------
   						

3. Run the program. A one-second increase in time is displayed after five tenths of a second have accumulated. The incremented tenths are held by the variable but are never displayed until rounding the accumulated number of tenths results in a full second. Additionally, the comparison appears to be based on the rounding of the fractions of a second, not on the actual number stored to the variable.