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Numeric enhancements in 4.5

To: REALbasic Network Users Group <realbasic-nug at lists dot realsoftware dot com>
Subject: Numeric enhancements in 4.5
From: "CV" <atauqua at hit dot net>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 06:40:24 -0500
There are several enhancements in 4.5 of interest to those who deal with
numerics. These efforts are appreciated. Thanks, RS.

I'll mention two of them along with a question, quoting from the 4.5 Release
Notes:

  - In the IDE, "Variables window displays doubles with slightly less
precision". I'm very familiar with this one. For example, with d as double:

                                    d = 2.5265/.00000564    // Showed
447960.9929078014101833 in 4.0.2
                                                                         //
Now shows 447960.9929078014 in 4.5, a better
                                                                         //
reflection of the PPC Numerics Standard for doubles.

  - In the IDE, "Doubles now show correct precision even on large numbers
(like 12345e+20)."

I'm sure that the second one is equally welcome, but I can't quite identify
it. What is the change and how can I demonstrate it?

Thanks,

Jack





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