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From: =?UTF-8?Q?Arne_Vajh=C3=B8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>
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Subject: Re: Simple Pascal question
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2024 14:33:31 -0400
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On 8/2/2024 12:25 AM, Uli Bellgardt wrote:
> The value 1.5 should be an f_float value as well:
> 
> $ type zzz.pas
> program z(input,output);
> 
> var
>     x : f_float;
> 
> begin
>     x := %f_float 1.5;
>     writeln(x);
> end.
> 
> $ pas zzz
> $ link zzz
> $ run zzz
>   1.50000E+00

I would never have guessed.

Now that you have told me then it is of course easy to find
in the manual.

Columbus egg.

Thanks.

Arne