Re: double to string????

[Markus Winter <markus_winter@online.de>]

>> v as double
>> v = 12345678901234567890.1234567890
>> 
>> EF1.text = Format(v,
>> "- 
>> #########################################################.############
>> ####
>> ######################################")
>> 
>> produces
>> 
>> 12345678901234567168.
> 
> Markus, a double only offers, I believe, 17 digits of accuracy. You
> have exceeded that by a long shot. To handle a number like that would
> require a double double, a 16 byte double I believe. There is someone
> who offers an RB package that gives you basically unlimited number
> sizes as well as a ton of other mathematics but I cannot remember the
> authors name or the name of the package that he offers. I am sure
> someone else will remember.

I think a double should easily hold a 20 digit number. Otherwise it would be
the worst implementation in any programming language ever.



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