From: Mark Levis <mlevis AT voyager DOT net>
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Subject: Re: having trouble with long numbers
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 17:52:25 -0400
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Jens Schweikhardt wrote:

> # 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).
>

Correct what I should have said is short. The probvlem still remains
that the values that are being looked
for will require a double too be used.

>  unsigned int 0 65535
>
>

Same here unsinged short. I guess I have been working away from UNIX for
too long.
Even the test I give applicants requirews the knowledge of int's being
different sizes depending on compiler /  O/S.


> Dito. These are minimum values only. See UINT_MAX from <limits.h>.
>
> Regards,
>
>         Jens
> --
> Jens Schweikhardt
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