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From: jmeissen@oregon.oacis.org ( Staff OACIS)
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Subject: Re: Lattice C double
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Date: 1 Oct 90 21:34:43 GMT
References: <1990Sep28.063045.2599@ericsson.se> <1990Sep29.193407.28644@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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In article <1990Sep29.193407.28644@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> ragg0270@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Richard Alan Gerber) writes:
>A further SAS/C double question (since I can't get hold of them on the
>weekend).
    [....]
>n = fscanf(fp,"%e%e%e\n",num1,num2,num3);
>
>This works like a charm. But when I replace "float" with "double"
>everywhere it gives me total garbage.

You also need to change the format string, since it still assumes it
is storing a 32-bit quantity instead of a 64-bit quantity. I 
believe it is "%le%le%le".

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