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From: herzer AT fbp DOT fh-weingarten DOT de (Armin Herzer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: binary representation of floats
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996  08:17 GMT
Organization: Fachhochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten FBP
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Hello all,
here is a problem which needs no urgent solution, but I would be
glad if I know one:
What I want to do is to get the binary representation of a float
or double (the way these numbers are stored in memory). How can I obtain
them? How do I modify them? Is there a documentation from which I can see
how the format of these binary represetations on PC's (and in DJGPP) is.
I played with these methods long ago on an AMIGA (with AmigaBASIC) but
know I do C and didn't find a way until yet!
Is any help possible?
Thanks in advance,
Armin
Armin Herzer
FH Ravensburg-Weingarten
Postfach 1261
88241 Weingarten
Germany
phone 49 751 501417
fax   49 751 501446
e-mail: herzer AT fbp DOT fh-weingarten.