[comp.sys.dec.micro] REAL data types on the VAX and the PRO

wjgilbert@watmath.waterloo.edu (William J. Gilbert) (03/31/88)

When I create a file of REAL numbers using Pascal on a VAX/VMS and
try to read this data file using Pascal on a PRO 380 I get the wrong
values.  Both machines use 32 bits for a real number.

What is going on?  Are the words in reverse order?  Is there an easy
way to correct this or should I just use text files?

The same problem occurs when I create an INTEGER file on the VAX and
read it on the PRO using LONG_INTEGER type.
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Will Gilbert, Pure Mathematics Department, University of Waterloo

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