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Eric Cahuzac
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> I have the following problem:
> I try to insheet a txt file where the number 24.456 appear:
> insheet using toto.txt, delim(" ")
> ----------------------
> NOM MATH PHYS FRAN ANGL
> jean 6.00 6.00 5.00 5.50
> alan 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00
> anni 6.00 7.00 11.00 9.50
> moni 14.50 14.50 15.50 24.456
> didi 14.00 144.56 12.00 12.530
> andr 11.00 10.00 5.50 7.00
> pier 5.50 7.00 14.00 11.50
> brig 13.00 128.50 8.50 9.50
> evel 9.00 9.50 12.50 12.00
> -----------------------------
> all is perfect except that the number 24.456 is stored as 24.455999
> This is just this number that causes problem
> Why? Any suggestions would be welcome.
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