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largest number in fortran IA32

andibrains
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‎04-23-2009 07:17 AM
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hi,

maybe a stupid question but what is the largest real number that i can use in fortran, working on a 32-bit operating system?
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Jugoslav_Dujic
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‎04-23-2009 07:28 AM
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Quoting - andibrains
hi,

maybe a stupid question but what is the largest real number that i can use in fortran, working on a 32-bit operating system?

Stupid no, but a bit lazy yes:

WRITE(*,*) HUGE(0.)
WRITE(*,*) HUGE(0.D0)

http://www.helsinki.fi/atk/unix/dec_manuals/df90au52/dfum034.htm

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jimdempseyatthecove
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‎04-23-2009 09:41 AM
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And while you're at it

WRITE(*,*) TINY(0.)
WRITE(*,*) TINY(0.D0)

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