[REBOL] Re: long unsigned
From: maarten:koopmans:surfnet:nl at: 18-Jun-2002 14:06
It turned out the protocol I am doing is implented in strings, so no
problems anymore...
--maarten
Anton wrote:
> I think you hit the bit limit of a
> signed integer in rebol? Rebol has no
> unsigned integer as far as I remember.
>
> Here's a few suggestions:
> 1) Send formatted as long signed, then get rebol
> to convert to decimal! on the server.
>
> 2) Send formatted as float or double.
>
> What is the "strange" value server receives?
>
> Anton.
>
>>Hi I am *trying* to send a string formatted like this:
>>
>>"%lu %lu %ld \n" in C-style printf format over a tcp connection.
>>
>>However.... the long unsigneds give always the same (strange) value on
>>the server (which is a binary for me).
>>
>>How can I get the unsigneds correctly over the wire?
>>
>>--Maarten
>>
>
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