[Jprogramming] Integer-floating type change for large numbers in j805 and j806

[robert therriault]

I am guessing that the following has something to do with precision of large 
numbers in j805 and is also true for j806.

   (; datatype) 999999999999999.3
┌────┬────────┐
│1e15│floating│
└────┴────────┘
   (; datatype) 9999999999999999.3
┌─────────────────┬───────┐
│10000000000000000│integer│
└─────────────────┴───────┘
   (; datatype) 99999999999999999.3
┌──────────────────┬───────┐
│100000000000000000│integer│
└──────────────────┴───────┘
   (; datatype) 999999999999999999.3
┌───────────────────┬───────┐
│1000000000000000000│integer│
└───────────────────┴───────┘
   (; datatype) 9999999999999999999.3
┌────┬────────┐
│1e19│floating│
└────┴────────┘
   JVERSION
Engine: j805/j64/darwin
Release: commercial/2016-12-11T08:17:56
Library: 8.05.14
Qt IDE: 1.5.4/5.6.2
Platform: Darwin 64
Installer: J805 install
InstallPath: /applications/j64-805
Contact: www.jsoftware.com

Further investigation shows me it was not this way with the 32 bit version of 
j701, so it may be an artifact of moving to 64 bit?

      (; datatype) 999999999999999.3
┌────┬────────┐
│1e15│floating│
└────┴────────┘
   (; datatype) 9999999999999999.3
┌────┬────────┐
│1e16│floating│
└────┴────────┘
   (; datatype) 999999999999999999.3
┌────┬────────┐
│1e18│floating│
└────┴────────┘
   (; datatype) 9999999999999999999.3
┌────┬────────┐
│1e19│floating│
└────┴────────┘
   JVERSION
Engine: j701/2011-01-10/11:25
Library: 7.01.088
Platform: Darwin 32
Installer: j701a_mac_intel.dmg
InstallPath: /Applications/j701

Cheers, bob



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