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Re: Conversion Error? [message #16818 is a reply to message #16680]

Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00

Med Bennett
Messages: 109
Registered: April 1997

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Laurent,

"Size" is also an IDL function. I think that you would do well to avoid using
variable names that are the same as IDL functions - this has caused me problems
in the past.

Laurent Chardon wrote:

> I can't figure this out. Is it a bug or something that I can not understand?
> This is with IDL 5.2 running on a PII 333 on Windows NT.
>
> If I do
>
> IDL> size=double(12990)
> IDL> help,size
> SIZE DOUBLE = 12990.000
> IDL> c=fltarr(size)
> IDL> help,c
>
> I get
>
> C FLOAT = Array[12990]
>
> which is what I expect.
>
> But... If I do
>
> IDL> size=(double(200-70.1))/0.01
> IDL> help,size
> SIZE DOUBLE = 12990.000
> IDL> c=fltarr(size)
> IDL> help,c
>
> I get
>
> C FLOAT = Array[12989]
>
> Does anyone know why??? I am starting to not trust any of my previous
> calculations done with IDL. Or is this a "feature" of the Pentium II?
>
> Any help would be appreciated...
>
> Laurent Chardon
> Trent University

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		Conversion Error? By: Laurent Chardon on Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Conversion Error? By: m218003 on Tue, 17 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Conversion Error? By: steinhh on Tue, 17 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Conversion Error? By: Med Bennett on Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Conversion Error? By: davidf on Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Conversion Error? By: Laurent Chardon on Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00
		Re: Conversion Error? By: m218003 on Mon, 16 August 1999 00:00

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