From -2718616765188314615 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,fed4da4ddd62c919 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-01-02 18:09:48 PST Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!netnews.upenn.edu!msunews!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!news From: maxtal@physics.su.OZ.AU (John Max Skaller) Subject: Re: Packed Decimal and C++ Message-ID: Sender: news@ucc.su.OZ.AU Nntp-Posting-Host: physics.su.oz.au Organization: School of Physics, University of Sydney, Australia References: Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 02:26:11 GMT Lines: 12 In article miket@world.std.com (Michael Trachtman) writes: >Will C++ ever have a standard set of types and operations for >packed decimal based numbers ? A "very long int" (class or built in type) would be more useful don't you think? I suppose "long double float" can do the job these days. -- JOHN (MAX) SKALLER, INTERNET:maxtal@suphys.physics.su.oz.au Maxtal Pty Ltd, 81A Glebe Point Rd, GLEBE Mem: SA IT/9/22,SC22/WG21 NSW 2037, AUSTRALIA Phone: 61-2-566-2189