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Inaccurate results when using large numbers
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From
13/06/2002 07:33:44
Hilmar Zonneveld
Independent Consultant
Cochabamba, Bolivia
 
 
To
12/06/2002 18:25:22
Paul Dorrington
Dorrodata Computing Pty Ltd
Carlton, Australia
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00667226
Message ID:
00667839
Views:
18
>>My download "math unlimited" can handle calculations of almost any size - but it isn't really recommended for a large amount of calculations, since it is relatively slow.
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>>Hilmar.
>
>Hilmar,
>
>Many thanks both for the confirmation of the problem in VFP and for your class. You have done a terrific job.
>
>Regards
>Paul

If you plan to use my class, please do speed tests before commiting yourself! Doing such a job in a VFP program is very slow, compared to anything done by the numeric coprocessor, or by a program written in C.

Hilmar.
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