From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Longer number than float
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 13:46:47 -0800
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Oliver Batchelor wrote:

> Is there a variable that has more digits than a float ??

Try double or long double.

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