How to express negative number/value?

[JP782]

If youre using an oscillator or whatever and it goes from +1 to 0 to -1 and you want to express a value being below zero how do you write it?

for instance I want to know when Z2 is less than negative .50
def x = z2 < -.50; doesnt work, system reads it as: z2 is less than minus .50, so what am I missing?

 

[Svanoy]

@JP782 this should work:

def x = z2 < (0 - .50);

 

[Joshua]

The way you have it written originally should work.

def x = -0.50;
def y = -0.51;
def z = y < x;
addlabel(Yes,z);

Perhaps the issues is stemming from a different part of the script?

If by chance, you mean its "less negative," as in the mirror image of a smaller number on the positive side:
y > x and y < 0

 

[JP782]

@JP782 this should work:

def x = z2 < (0 - .50);

Thank you, and from the looks of it I have other script thats wrong bc it wasnt written write .......

 

[Svanoy]

@JP782 as @Joshua said, it should work either way. Your original and mine give the same result.
Maybe you could elaborate on your specific issue and provide the code you are working with and we can assist.

 

[JP782]

@JP782 as @Joshua said, it should work either way. Your original and mine give the same result.
Maybe you could elaborate on your specific issue and provide the code you are working with and we can assist.

NO, my original most definitely didnt work right. using that incorrect script in other areas meant I had other bad signals, but it all looks good... for now!