Re^2: How to pack and unpack 16 bit decimal with leading zero

Thank you for your time and effort, reading and replying to my question.

Well the reason that I need to have a leading zero, is that the number is a decimal. I am getting this value and then I split the decimal to the main and the remaining part. So the main usually is 0 or 1 maybe in worst cases two digit number. The remaining number usually is like (0.0124). Usually it contains a leading zero, but in some cases it does not.

This is the reason that I need to have a leading zero, on the number.

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Re^3: How to pack and unpack 16 bit decimal with leading zero by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 27, 2015 at 10:47 UTC
the reason that I need to have a leading zero, is that the number is a decimal. I am getting this value and then I split the decimal to the main and the remaining part Then why are you splitting it into two parts? Why not pack it as a floating point value: `my $packed = pack 'f', 1.0124;`? With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!	[reply] [d/l]

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Re^3: How to pack and unpack 16 bit decimal with leading zero
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jul 27, 2015 at 10:47 UTC

the reason that I need to have a leading zero, is that the number is a decimal. I am getting this value and then I split the decimal to the main and the remaining part

Then why are you splitting it into two parts?

Why not pack it as a floating point value: my $packed = pack 'f', 1.0124;?

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". I knew I was on the right track :)

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

I'm with torvalds on this Agile (and TDD) debunked I told'em LLVM was the way to go. But did they listen!

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[d/l]