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Subject: Mathematical routines
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Date: 3 Aug 90 02:43:00 GMT
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 Date: 07-31-90 (07:08)              Number: 1675 (Echo)
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 From: ZAFAR ESSAK                     Read: HAS REPLIES
 Subj: CATALOGUE NUMBERS             Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 I am looking for any comments that might assist with the task of 
 creating an index to an existing catalogue of items that are numbered. 
 Reveiwing the existing numbering of catalogue items, which cannot be 
 altered, it becomes apparant that the the following structure is in 
 place.  Each number can be 5 digits with the first 3 signifying a major 
 division and the right 2 digits signifying more specificity. 

                         078.1 
                         781 
                         781.0 

 Unfortunately, a blank to the right of the number is different than a 
 zero.  Thus, "781_" is different from "7810". 

 Is there some way of approaching these numbers as integers, even double 
 numbers, without resorting to floating point? 
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