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What is the maximum value that s9(6) Comp can store?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:24 pm
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What is the maximum value that s9(6) Comp can store?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:27 pm
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What's the compiler TRUNC option set to?
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:43 pm
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Sorry...no idea.

but s9(4) comp varialbe is taking values till +32767.
can you tell based on this??
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Based on what you say, TRUNC(BIN) is the option being used. In that case, PIC S9(06) COMP is a full word and can hold values in the range -2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647.
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ok. thank you.
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