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On Jun 4, 2012, at 8:36 PM, robin <[email protected]> wrote: > From: John Gilmore > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, 5 June 2012 7:37 AM > >> As an optional usage in coded-arithmetic and hexadecimal constants, >> where it is unambiguous, this is an excellent idea. > >> It has been available in PL/I for a long time, where I may write > >> Declare Fmax value(2_147_483_6747) signed binary fixed(31,0) ; > >> or > >> Declare Fmax signed binary fixed(31,0) static initial(2147483647) ; > >> Declare Fmax initial(0111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111b) >> static binary fixed(31,0) ; > >> as may be contextually convenient. I have found it useful there. It >> reduces the frequency of trivial errors, improves readability, and in >> in general labor-saving. > > There's always the exception that proves the rule, no? > > "Declare Fmax value(2_147_483_6747) signed binary fixed(31,0) ;"
