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From: RADSOFT@APPLELINK.APPLE.COM (Richard Eames)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Some LSP questions
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Date: 20 Jul 89 19:24:38 GMT
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In article <2806@ssc-vax.UUCP> housen@ssc-vax.UUCP (Kevin Housen) writes:
> (1) How can I convert an integer (or longint) to a variable of type real.
> I sometimes want to pass integer quantities to procedures that want
> real arguments.  In Fortran parlance, this is just float(integer).  What
> do I do in Pascal?

This is one of those rare instances where it is easier than you can 
beleive:

PROGRAM MyProg;
  VAR
     MyInt: integer;
     MyReal: Real;
   BEGIN
      MyInt:=654;
      MyReal:=MyInt;    {This really works, trust me...even on LongInt}
   END.

Hope that helps....don't know about the rest of your questions.

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