adding with certain established parameters

[toddmarx]

Ok, here is a good one. I really dont know what to do here so here it goes. Ok, I have to create a script that will figure out the setup for a milling machine, but it must use predetermined values. Something like this.

Ok, the width of one of the products is 9.625 inches plus a clearance of .004 inches. Here are some of the "spacers" that the machine can use to set up:

4"
2"
1"
1/2"
1/4"
3/16"
1/8"
1/16"
.010"
.020"
.003"
.002"

here is what the output needs to look like (so the machine operator can set up machine correctly). The numbers below are the width of the spacers listed above:

4 + 4 +1 + 1/2 + 1/8 + .002 + .002

This needs to be web driven so I chose to use php/mysql.

I have no clue how to get it to divide the width of the product and show what "spacers" it used to do this.

Thanks in advance,
TM

[diego25]

How did you do it manually? Did you try the biggest size until you couldn't anymore, then try the next smaller size as long as it still fits, then try the next smaller size, etc...right? So you can do the same in PHP...keep subtracting 4" until it's less than 4", then try 2", then 1", etc...

HTH,

Diego