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double max value? [message #16622] Wed, 04 August 1999 00:00
Nando Iavarone is currently offline  Nando Iavarone
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Hi.
<BR>what do you think?
<BR>&nbsp;

<P>IDL 5.1 on AIX 4.2

<P>IDL> defsysv,'!PQF_D',1.7976931348623158D308,1
<BR>IDL> print,!PQF_D
<BR>&nbsp; 1.7976931e+308
<BR>% Program caused arithmetic error: Floating underflow
<BR>IDL> print,1.7976931348623158D308
<BR>&nbsp; 1.7976931e+308
<BR>% Program caused arithmetic error: Floating underflow
<BR>IDL> a=!PQF_D
<BR>IDL> print,a
<BR>&nbsp; 1.7976931e+308
<BR>% Program caused arithmetic error: Floating underflow

<P>IDL 5.1 on IRIX-SGI 6.3

<P>IDL> defsysv,'!PQF_D',1.7976931348623158D308,1
<BR>IDL> print,!PQF_D
<BR>&nbsp; 1.7976931e+308
<BR>IDL>&nbsp; print,1.7976931348623158D308
<BR>&nbsp; 1.7976931e+308
<BR>IDL> a=!PQF_D
<BR>IDL> print,a
<BR>&nbsp; 1.7976931e+308
<BR>&nbsp;

<P>What is the configuration bit corresponding to double NaN?
<BR>How to print a double like 1d300 in extended format
<BR>(i.e. 10000000000..........0000000&nbsp; (300 zero)) if the format
don't accept more then
<BR>255 digits?

<P>Than you.
<PRE>--&nbsp;
Nando Iavarone
Advanced Computer System - SPACE DIVISION
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E-mail:&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; f.iavarone@acsys.it
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