Q58124: BASIC 7.00/7.10: Incorrect Results with Alternate Math Library

Article: Q58124
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 7.00   | 7.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | buglist7.00 fixlist7.10 | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 20-SEP-1990

Using Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System (PDS) version
7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2, the code example below produces incorrect
results when compiled with the alternate math library (/FPa).

This code works correctly in the QBX.EXE environment or when compiled
with BC /D (debug) or /X. It also works correctly when compiled with
BC /FPa in Microsoft BASIC Compiler versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS
and MS OS/2. Dimensioning the array as double-precision also works
around the problem.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft BASIC PDS
version 7.00. This problem was corrected in BASIC PDS 7.10.

Code Example
------------

   DIM A(3)
   A(i%) = 5
   sx = A(i%)
   pr = .1 * A(i%)
   PRINT pr, sx, A(i%)

Compile as follows:

   BC prog /o /fpa;

Link as follows:

   LINK prog;

The correct output from BASIC 7.10 is as follows:

   .5     5     5

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