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Re: Missing Data Programming Contest [message #65977]

Thu, 09 April 2009 09:34

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Reimar Bauer writes:

> it works only for float or double but not
> for everything of spec 1.
>
> e.g. byte, long, structure ...
>
> IDL> help,z
> Z ULONG64 = Array[3]
> IDL> z[1] = !values.f_nan
> % Program caused arithmetic error: Floating illegal operand
> IDL> help,z
> Z ULONG64 = Array[3]
> IDL> print,z
> 1 9223372036854775808 1
>
> that's fun or?

Yes, I have to convert integer data to float data
to do the assignment. I don't check for structures
and the like. I'm nice, but I'm not crazy. :-)

Cheers,

David
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Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 April 2009 09:34
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: R.Bauer on Thu, 09 April 2009 09:22
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: David Fanning on Thu, 09 April 2009 08:59
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: Homeyer on Thu, 09 April 2009 05:41
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: Carsten Lechte on Thu, 09 April 2009 01:51
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: R.Bauer on Thu, 09 April 2009 01:32
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: Homeyer on Wed, 08 April 2009 16:26
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: Homeyer on Wed, 08 April 2009 16:02
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: wlandsman on Wed, 08 April 2009 12:11
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: David Fanning on Wed, 08 April 2009 11:26
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: R.Bauer on Wed, 08 April 2009 07:27
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: R.Bauer on Wed, 08 April 2009 07:21
		Re: Missing Data Programming Contest By: David Fanning on Wed, 08 April 2009 07:03

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