From: schweikh AT rubin DOT noc DOT dfn DOT de (Jens Schweikhardt)
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Subject: Re: having trouble with long numbers
Date: 30 Jul 1997 07:03:31 GMT
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In article <33DE6FA3 DOT 460B59E AT voyager DOT net> Mark Levis <mlevis AT voyager DOT net> writes:
# Michèle C. Dupré wrote:
# >>I want to be able to have more than 10 digits print out (if the age were
# >>10,000 years for example).
# >>I am new to C (and programming in general) and teaching myself, so any
# >>criticism will be appreciated.
# 
# Use a double. It will have precision up to 14 digits.

Nope. The Standard guarantees only a number of 10 significant digits
minimum.  The actual limit on your system is available with DBL_DIG
from <float.h>.  If DBL_DIG is too small, you could try long double
with LDBL_DIG digits.  However, LDBL_DIG is only guaranteed to be at
least 10 as well.

# An int will only handle number from -32767 to 32768.

Nope. An int will handle at least any number from -32767 to 32767. It
might be able to hold 32, 42 or 64 bit.  (Note that on many 16bit 2s
complement machines your sign needs to be reversed:  INT_MIN from
<limits.h> may be -32768 and INT_MAX may be 32767).

# unsigned int 0 65535
 
Dito. These are minimum values only. See UINT_MAX from <limits.h>.

Regards,

	Jens
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