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Rick On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 12:01 PM WalterPachl via Oorexx-devel < oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > For some reason I am exploring the world of the FORMAT bif and came across > this surprising result > > Signal on Syntax > back=l1; Say format(34e4,7)--> 340000 > l1: back=l2; Say format(34e5,7)-->3400000 > l2: back=l3; Say format(34e6,7)-->Syntax raised in line 4 rc=93 Incorrect > call to method > l3: back=l4; Say format(34e7,7)-->Syntax raised in line 5 rc=93 Incorrect > call to method > l4: back=l5; Say format(34e8,7)--> 3.4E+9 > l5: Say format(34e9,7)--> 3.4E+10 > Exit > syntax: > Say 'Syntax raised in line' sigl > Say 'rc='rc > Say errortext(rc) > Signal On Syntax > Signal value(back) > > I would have xpected 3.4E+7 and 3.4E+8, respectively > > Regards > > Walter > _______________________________________________ > Oorexx-devel mailing list > Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel >
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