Is 17298208768 "too big"?

It looks like you are using Windows, and I'm guessing ActiveState, which I believe was compiled 32-bit, so your maximum integer is 2**32, which is less than the value in $TotalNumberOfFreeBytes

You probably need to use Math::BigInt or pursue another design path.

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forgot to mention... by cebrown (Pilgrim) on Aug 23, 2002 at 23:08 UTC
...I think the first time you're referring to `$TotalNumberOfFreeBytes`, Perl is treating it as a string, so it'll print the way you want; it's once you start doing math on it that things get funky.	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Is 17298208768 "too big"? by jhgrizz (Novice) on Aug 23, 2002 at 23:21 UTC
Yes, it's too big. I want to convert it to mb. I did not have this problem before I added my code to someone else's programs. I would like to limit it down to 5 digits.	[reply]
Re: Is 17298208768 "too big"? by jhgrizz (Novice) on Aug 23, 2002 at 23:33 UTC
Thanks for your help. Math:BigInt took care of the problem. Thanks to you all	[reply]