From:	Charles Krug <charles AT mail DOT pentek DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Longer number than float
Date:	Wed, 23 Dec 1998 17:18:52 -0500
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Oliver Batchelor wrote:

> Is there a variable that has more digits than a float ??
>
> i have been using long   except thats not very accurate  ..

How many digits?  Floating point or integer?

Long long's are 64-bit integers.  National debt sized numbers can
be expressed as pennies.

If you need floating point, check out double or long double.
IIRC, double is a synonym for float, but I may be wrong.


Charles

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Charles Krug, Jr.
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