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in thread Exasperated with 64-bit integer builds of perl

I should have mentioned pack("Q", $string) first - but I can't recompile Perl in 64 bits here in the office to test it anyway :(
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Re^6: Exasperated with 64-bit integer builds of perl
by syphilis (Archbishop) on Jun 01, 2007 at 07:50 UTC
    I should have mentioned pack("Q", $string)

    Doesn't seem to DWIM: 
    C:\_64>perl -e "$_=unpack('Q',pack('Q','1.44115188075868217e+017'));pr
+int"
144115188075868224
C:\_64>

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    I believe it just packs the NV into the quad.

    Cheers,
    Rob
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      Hmmm, then that leaves me with one last suggestion: Math::BigFloat and Math::BigInt.
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