From: Georg Bauhaus <rm.tsoh+bauhaus@maps.futureapps.de>
Subject: Re: Question about Float
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:31:07 +0100
Date: 2007-12-04T10:31:14+01:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <47551e62$0$13107$9b4e6d93@newsspool2.arcor-online.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ad6004ac-2207-4b97-908e-e7db2edcc347@w56g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>
Martin wrote:
> Surely you mean " Define your own floating-point type such that its
> accuracy requirements are met"? e.g.
>
When interfacing to VB, the accuracy is usually determined
by "Get Something Done 'Quickly, easy to use, no useless complexity";
a most likely issue is being able to choose either one of the two
(yes, two) floating point data types. You find the two FPT types
used in SQL-RDB tables and almost everywhere else. There has
to be a good, affordable reason to put more effort into FPT.
Not much use for more accuracy in a VB programming setting, or when
accuracy-aware computing can be outsourced to the Ada programmer.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-12-04 9:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-12-03 10:03 Question about Float axtens
2007-12-03 10:18 ` Ludovic Brenta
2007-12-03 11:23 ` Martin
2007-12-04 9:31 ` Georg Bauhaus [this message]
2007-12-05 5:47 ` axtens
2007-12-07 10:38 ` amado.alves
2007-12-03 12:53 ` anon
2007-12-04 3:22 ` axtens
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