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- From: jefhor@auto-trol.com (Jeff Horn)
- Subject: IEEE<-->VMS Number Conversions
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.183509.11891@auto-trol.com>
- Originator: jefhor@birtys
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- Organization: Auto-trol Technology Corporation
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:35:09 GMT
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- Hello Everyone,
- I am looking for the source of a converter to change machine
- dependent number formats to IEEE (PC format). I am mainly interested
- in changing double formats on VAX systems to double format on IEEE
- systems. Most of the doubles that I deal with on the VAX side of things
- are saved in the D_floating format. This gives an 8 bit exponent. On
- the IEEE side the doubles need to have an 11 bit exponent. I know that
- between Sun4 and the PC (I'm using a 386 based chip) the only difference
- is the byte ordering is completely backwards. However, it is not that
- easy on the VAX. I know about the different biases on the exponents, but
- am having a heck of a time getting anything to work right. HELP!!
-
- If anyone has any code or knows of a book or reference to get, it
- would sure be appreciated.
-
- You can email me at jefhor@auto-trol.com or
- jeffh@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
- or just repost to the group. I try to read news every other day or so.
-
- Thanks.
-
- Jeff
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- Jeff Horn
- jefhor@auto-trol.com
- jeffh@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu
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