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Character String Sizes

Constants with names of the form VAL__SZ$<$T$>$ specify the maximum number of characters required to represent each numerical data type when formatted as a decimal string. All these constants are of type _INTEGER and should be used when declaring character variables to hold formatted numerical data. Their values are:

Constant Type Value
VAL__SZUB _INTEGER 3
VAL__SZB _INTEGER 4
VAL__SZUW _INTEGER 5
VAL__SZW _INTEGER 6
VAL__SZI _INTEGER 11
VAL__SZR _INTEGER 14
VAL__SZD _INTEGER 22



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PRIMDAT --- Processing of Primitive Numerical Data
Starlink User Note 39
R F Warren-Smith
28 February 1995
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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