Re: [PHP] Integer question

2007-03-23 Thread Tijnema !
On 3/23/07, Richard Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thu, March 22, 2007 2:33 pm, Tijnema ! wrote: >> > 2). How do you handle numbers that large, while maintaining >> precision. >> >> keep them as strings - and/or use a 64bit machine? > > a 64bit machine would make the number larger, not unli

Re: [PHP] Integer question

2007-03-22 Thread Richard Lynch
On Thu, March 22, 2007 2:33 pm, Tijnema ! wrote: >> > 2). How do you handle numbers that large, while maintaining >> precision. >> >> keep them as strings - and/or use a 64bit machine? > > a 64bit machine would make the number larger, not unlimited :) Even GMP (or BC) isn't unlimited... It's jus

Re: [PHP] Integer question

2007-03-22 Thread Jochem Maas
Tijnema ! wrote: > On 3/22/07, Jochem Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Matt Carlson wrote: >> > When dealing with large numbers inside of php, I know at the int >> limit, a variable is recast into float. >> > >> > >> > >> > 1). How do you return the true number of the float when it reaches >> th

Re: [PHP] Integer question

2007-03-22 Thread Tijnema !
On 3/22/07, Jochem Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Matt Carlson wrote: > When dealing with large numbers inside of php, I know at the int limit, a variable is recast into float. > > > > 1). How do you return the true number of the float when it reaches the upper limits of mysql's bigint (92233

Re: [PHP] Integer question

2007-03-22 Thread Jochem Maas
Matt Carlson wrote: > When dealing with large numbers inside of php, I know at the int limit, a > variable is recast into float. > > > > 1). How do you return the true number of the float when it reaches the upper > limits of mysql's bigint (9223372036854775807). I can't see how that is poss

Re: [PHP] Integer question

2007-03-22 Thread Tijnema !
On 3/22/07, Matt Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When dealing with large numbers inside of php, I know at the int limit, a variable is recast into float. 1). How do you return the true number of the float when it reaches the upper limits of mysql's bigint (9223372036854775807). 2). How

[PHP] Integer question

2007-03-22 Thread Matt Carlson
When dealing with large numbers inside of php, I know at the int limit, a variable is recast into float. 1). How do you return the true number of the float when it reaches the upper limits of mysql's bigint (9223372036854775807). 2). How do you handle numbers that large, while maintaining p

[PHP] Integer question

2007-03-22 Thread Matt Carlson
When dealing with large numbers inside of php, I know at the int limit, a variable is recast into float. 1). How do you return the true number of the float when it reaches the upper limits of mysql's bigint (9223372036854775807). 2). How do you handle numbers that large, while maintaining p