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  1. chris200x9, Feb 17, 2008

    chris200x9 macrumors 6502a

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    #1
    hi I was wondering if anyone could tell me what's wrong with this statement.

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     digit = (num/ pow( float base, numDigits - num);
     
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  2. kainjow, Feb 17, 2008

    kainjow Moderator emeritus

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    #2
    If you're trying to convert base to a float, your syntax is incorrect. And you're missing a matching parentheses. Try:

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    digit = (num/ pow( [b][color=red]([/color][/b]float[b][color=red])[/color][/b] base, numDigits - num)[b][color=red])[/color][/b];
     
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  3. gnasher729, Feb 18, 2008

    gnasher729 macrumors G5

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    After fixing the bugs, can you explain why you are throwing away most of the available precision?
     
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