[REBOL] Re: How to obtain a 64-bit IEEE754 representation of a decimal number
From: g:santilli:tiscalinet:it at: 2-Feb-2004 15:05
Hi Ashley,
On Monday, February 2, 2004, 2:32:09 PM, you wrote:
AT> how and why this works, in particular where "third y" comes from?
I think it is documented in the struct! docs...
AT> Also,
AT> how does one reverse the conversion (i.e. get 0.2 from #{9A9999999999C93F}
AT> )?
>> s: make struct! [val [decimal!]] [0]
>> change third s #{9A9999999999C93F}
== #{}
>> s/val
== 0.2
Regards,
Gabriele.
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