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to: MARCEL VELDHUIZEN
from: HANS LUNSING
date: 1996-12-18 21:03:00
subject: Huge arrays

Hello Marcel
On Saturday, 14 December 1996 19:38:28, you wrote to Hans Lunsing:
 HL>> How do you mean, in both cases? The range of an integer
 HL>> variable is -32768 to 32767 inclusive, so in the last example x%
 HL>> is in the right range.
 MV> Not exactly... PB increases the variable with 1 first and then
 MV> checks if it's time to leave the loop... That's why it will
 MV> generate an overflow..
That I understand. But the loop counter variable x% is in the right
range, so PB should be able to execute this loop without errors.
Friendly greeting you,
Hans Lunsing,           Fido     : 2:281/607.214, 2:282/610.12
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