I think it will be better to go for string to deal with bigger no and you can create functions using basic steps of several operations.
On 5/25/07, Zeshan Ali Syed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Assalamualaikum > > It's a simple matter storing huge amount of numbers. Use an array of > characters AKA string and you can get around 1000 digits or so. > > I made just the addition part as entertainment at free time. > > Surprised to see it's a project. It's supposed to be a 2 week > assignment, anyway :) . > > Allah Hafiz > > > --- In [email protected] <c-prog%40yahoogroups.com>, "Nico Heinze" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected] <c-prog%40yahoogroups.com>, amee ahmed > <amee_ahmd@> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Mr Nico! > > > Thanks for reading my messege and replying also.I want to > > > make some questions more if u dont mind plz guide me. > > > I am a student and findinding C language to mch difficult. > > > In this projest i have to perform some operations on these > > > numbers like addition, subtraction, how i can perform these > > > opreations on these numbers.and plz explain why i can use > > > arrays and what else i need to use in this project. > > > > I see your point. In my opinion C is utterly inappropriate for > > newbies, there's nothing more to say about this. > > But this doesn't help you in any way. O.k., let's get to the > point. As > > you don't know much about C, I strongly suggest you get a copy of > the > > "C bible", the book The ANSI C Language by Brian Kernighan and > Dennis > > Ritchie, the original authors of C. The introductory chapters are > > fairly good and concise and will explain such tasks as converting a > > string of characters (namely numeric digits) into a number. Play > > around with this knowledge on paper (yes, I mean a blank sheet of > > paper and a pen!), try to understand how we humans work with > numbers > > larger than our brain can hold (e.g. I can easily multiply two > numbers > > with two digits each in my head, but dividing an arbitrary 5-digit > > number by a 3-digit number in my head is nothing I can do), and as > > soon as you have understood the principle, try to do this with an > > array of integer values; every single value within this array holds > > one digit [yes, that's a waste of space, but what the heck, for > > training purposes this is fine], so this should be easy to > understand. > > > > For specific questions, please return here, we'll do what we can to > > support you [o.k., some of us will do]. > > > > Regards, > > Nico > > > > > -- Bharat Garg Indian School of Mines Dhanbad [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
