Hi Christian,
On 03 Nov 97, 21:52, you wrote to All
 CF> void main()
int main( void ) // not the problem though
 CF>         float pi;
...
 CF>         if (pi != 3.142)
 CF>                 cout << "\nI said 3.142!\n\n";
Floating point comparisons are seldom exact. I don't remember the exact 
number of significant digits in a float, but try:
             if( pi < 3.1419 && 3.1421 < pi )
                    cout << "I said something like 3.142! You did: " << pi
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