Numerics          Problem with numbers > 2 ** 31.

  Clipper Version  1.03 dtd 09/15/90.

  Problem Statement

  Certain large numbers, entered as variables, return unexpected
  values. Examples:

          Assignment                 ? nVar

  nVar := 4503599627436033   =>  4503599627436033
  nVar := 4503599627436032   =>  4503599627436032
  nVar := 4503599627436031   =>  65535
  nVar := 4503599627403264   =>  35868
  nVar := 4503599627403263   =>  32767
  nVar := 4503599627370498   =>  2
  nVar := 4503599627370497   =>  1
  nVar := 4503599627370496   =>  0    // 2 ** 54
  nVar := 4503599627370495   => -1
  nVar := 4503599627370494   => -2
  nVar := 4503599627337729   => -32767
  nVar := 4503599627337728   =>  4503599627337728
  nVar := 4503599627337727   =>  4503599627337727


  Cause

  Unknown.

  Work Around(s)

  Append '.0' to the variable at assignment; e.g.,

    nVar := 4503599627370496.0  =>  4503599627370496.0

  Notes

  The above example 'ranges' about 2 ** 54. Similar, but not identical,
  results will occur when nVar > 2 ** 31. Attempts to assign nVar as
  ROUND(nNumber,nPlaces) or nNumber * 1.0 failed to cure the problem;
  however, if nVar is created as a result of say 2 ** 32, the assignment
  appears to be correct.