Am 22.06.2006 um 19:06 schrieb Guillaume GRONDIN:

> Hello.
>
> I am experimenting some troubles with float and fraction numbers.
>
> Two problems :
>
> 1) Any number containing 10 digits and over cannot be converted in  
> a float.
> Ex : 1234567890 asFloat  "210.0" (similar problem for 0.1234567890)
> Consequence: arithmetic calculations using #asFloat may be erroneous
> Solution: at least, a notification when the number to be converted  
> in float contains too much digits
>
> 2) Correction of the approximate value (float) of a fraction (see  
> Fraction>>#asFloat)
> Ex:
> (637629679868427784505109440202397271654068317554218172555028 /  
> 16543612251060553497428173841399257071316242218017578125) asFloat.  
> "67720.5333333333" "ERRONEOUS!"
> (637629679868427784505109440202397271654068317554218172555028 //  
> 16543612251060553497428173841399257071316242218017578125) asFloat.  
> "38542.0"
> Consequence: impossible to approximate some fractions
> Solution: correction of Fraction>>#asFloat ?
>
>
> Guillaume Grondin
>
> PS : I use win32 VM (3.7.1) and 3.9b-7033 image.

Both worked fine in 3.8.

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