KT>       Does Visual C++ have a similar function?  If so, in what header 
ile
KT>is it located and what is the name of the function?  If not, would someone
KT>please show me a function to determine the sign of a number which would
KT>return 1 if positive, 0 if zero, and -1 if negative...?
This function is implemented with a ternary operator:
int sign = (value > 0) ? 1 : ((value < 0) ? -1 : 0);
This is equivalent to:
int sign;
if (value > 0)
   sign = 1;
else if (value < 0)
   sign = -1;
else
   sign = 0;
Or implement this function via macro definition:
#define SIGN(x) (((x) > 0) ? 1 : (((x) < 0) ? -1 : 0))
And use this:
int z = SIGN (y);
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