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differences idl5.5 and idl5.6 [message #34081]

Wed, 19 February 2003 07:16

R.Bauer
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Registered: November 1998

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Hi,

today I found a difference in handling infite numbers by the new version.

IDL 5.6

IDL> a=1./0 &print,a,fix(a)
Inf -32768

IDL 5.5

IDL> a=1./0 &print,a,fix(a)
Inf 0

So I can't say which is right both results are terrible.

Now it is totally clear that this case must be tested.

Reimar

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