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Re: print, long(1.0e10) [message #16644 is a reply to message #16541]

Tue, 10 August 1999 00:00

R.Bauer
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Registered: November 1998

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Gary Fu wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I got different results from the following example on SGI IRIX and PC
> Linux:
> a = 1.0e10
> b = long(a)
> print, b ; 2147483647 for IRIX, -2147483648 for Linux
>

Results of WIN NT

IDL> a=1.0e10
IDL> b = long(a)
IDL> print, b
1410065408

Results of AIX

IDL> a=1.0e10
IDL> b=long(a)
% Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand
% Program caused arithmetic error: Conversion to integer error
IDL> print,b
2147483647

R.Bauer

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		print, long(1.0e10) By: Gary Fu on Tue, 03 August 1999 00:00
		Re: print, long(1.0e10) By: thompson on Wed, 04 August 1999 00:00
		Re: print, long(1.0e10) By: Liam Gumley on Wed, 04 August 1999 00:00
		Re: print, long(1.0e10) By: R.Bauer on Tue, 10 August 1999 00:00
		Re: print, long(1.0e10) By: luthi on Mon, 09 August 1999 00:00
		Re: print, long(1.0e10) By: thompson on Mon, 09 August 1999 00:00

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