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Re: BIG number as string [re-round error]
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Re: BIG number as string [re-round error]


  • Subject: Re: BIG number as string [re-round error]
  • From: Andy Wylie <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 16:36:25 +1300

on Thu, 19 Dec 2002 15:58:14 +0000 julifos wrote:

>set z to "999308635802549" as number
>--> 9.99308635802549E+14
>set y to (result as text) as number
>--> 9.993086358025E+14
>z - y
>--> 49.0 (49 units error in a "E+14"!)

run script "(999308635802549 as number)"
--> 9.99308635802549E+14

Smile...

display ("999308635802549" as number)
--> "9.99308635802549E+14"

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