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Subject: Mathematical routines
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Date: 3 Aug 90 02:43:02 GMT
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 Date: 07-31-90 (16:52)              Number: 1676 (Echo)
   To: ZAFAR ESSAK                   Refer#: 1798
 From: ROGER BICKNELL                  Read: 07-31-90 (16:51)
 Subj: CATALOGUE NUMBERS             Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 Hi Zafar,

 If I understood your message correctly, then you are looking for a good 
 way to "key" on the given numbers.

 I assume that "781" is different from "781.0"

 If this is true, then floating point would not help you either.

 I assume that you want ONE type to represent the key ( ie. not a mix of 
 single and double numbers, etc...)

 I can't see any other key format possible here other than :

 1.     ASCII string

 2.     Hashed binary ( possibly hashed from ASCII string )


                                                        RRRoger

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