FLOATINGPOINT Verb
Syntax
FLOATINGPOINT
Description
For BBj-specific information, see the FLOATINGPOINT
Verb - BBj.
The FLOATINGPOINT verb prevents rounding during arithmetic operations,
maintaining maximum (16-digit) precision. PRO/5 outputs numbers through
an output verb or STR() function using E notation, if no format mask is
given. FLOATINGPOINT terminates, and precision defaults to 2 when the
BEGIN, CLEAR,
END, LOAD, RESET,
RUN, START,
or STOP verb is executed.
FLOATINGPOINT is syntactically equivalent to PRECISION -1.
Examples
51000 BEGIN
51010 LET T=999999.99999
51020 PRINT T
51030 FLOATINGPOINT
51040 PRINT T
1000000
.99999999999E+06