Re^8: converting large hex values

Thanks! ..I'm really going to have to mull over all the info - Perl syntax is "killing" me - I came from mainframes, FORTRAN, ASSEMBLER, etc... What I did do was include the following in my source code: use bignum; print MATH::BIGINT->new("0xbe91cfb586466d02"); Now, interestingly enough, the following printed out: 1373198511737814553812 - ..where did the final '12' come from? ..was it the semicolon? ..and how do I get rid of it? Again, thanks for your help (& patience)...spooky

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Re^9: converting large hex values by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jul 30, 2009 at 17:27 UTC
I came from mainframes, FORTRAN, ASSEMBLER, etc... Then you should understand the problems of trying to fit a 64-bit value in a 32-bit integer or 53-bit precision float. I did do was include the following in my source code: use bignum; print MATH::BIGINT->new("0xbe91cfb586466d02"); Now, interestingly enough, the following printed out: 1373198511737814553812 The module is Math::BigInt. That doesn't run. This is the second time you've told us you got A from B when you didn't. Now, interestingly enough, the following printed out: 1373198511737814553812 - ..where did the final '12' come from? ..was it the semicolon? What semicolon? 0x12 is the code point for newline in ASCII-based character sets. Seems the code you showed us is not even close to what you used.	[reply]
Re^10: converting large hex values by Spooky (Beadle) on Jul 31, 2009 at 10:09 UTC
The following is my bare-bones Perl code: #!/fs/COTS/gnu/bin/AIX/perl use bignum ; print Math::BigInt->new("0xbe91cfb586466d02"),"\n"; When I execute this (name:hx2int.pl) on a command line, I get the following which is exactly what I want: 13731985117378145538 After almost sixty years I fear I've probably lost a few bits myself - you're right, I should know about trying to cram ten pounds of manure into a five-pound bag...	[reply]