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    floating point notation

    guys, what does "E" mean when it is written in a float like this:

    1.000000000000000E+20

    I'm parsing a DXF file and trying to get my "ParseDouble" method to handle this.
    Last edited by FillYourBrain; 10-25-2003 at 09:08 AM.
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