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Title: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 19, 2013, 05:50:44 AM
Hi all,
       
    . Sometimes some friends here ask me where is the
      ASM file ? Here we have the converters
      from real4 to string and from string to real4,
      without using the slow BCD method or ...
     
    . Well, in this post i give ConverterDD.inc   <<<< replaced by ConverterDF.inc
      which contain the ASM ConvertString4D procedure,
      the ASM ConvertFloat4DD procedure, constants
      and macros.

    . ConvertFloat converts to a string with a «dd ?» behind the address

    . ConvertFloat4DD convert a dword real4 variable
      into a string. In the text file CnvRealDD.txt 
      i try to explain something about that.

    . I give also the ASM ConvertString4D and
      a text file Converter4.txt
      where i explain something about that.

    . TestCnvDD12.exe shows conversions of some values
       
    . TestCnvDD13.exe shows timing table of
      some converters
     
    . Please, could you run TestCnvDD13.exe
      and show the results here ?
      Thanks
      Rui Loureiro

       EDIT: please replace $DECIMALPLACES_REAL4  equ 7
                            by         $DECIMALPLACES_REAL4  equ 6

                and ADD this:    $OR_TRUNCATE$  equ 0C00h

        EDIT: i replaced ConvertFloat4DD by ConvertFloat4DF

----------------------------------------------------
Converting from real4 to string using FPU
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    Well, because there are people that want to try to write
    his own converter or they are trying to learn,
    i will try to remember some basic concepts.
    This is just to answer some questions like
    «why you do this ?», «why you do that ?» ...

RuiLoureiro

Quote
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A.  Writing a real number in scientific notation
---------------------------------------------------------

    A1.    A number    X= 1345.6789 written in scientific notation stands for:

                       X= 1.3456789 * 10^3 

            (move the point 3 places right to get the original and remove the power)


           A number    Y= 0.0013456789 written in scientific notation stands for:

                       Y= 1.3456789 * 10^-3 
                       
            (move the point 3 places left to get the original and remove the power)


    A2.    Any number, in scientific notation, is written like this:


                          d.xxxxxxx * 10^n     (it may start with a sign)


           if n is positive: move the decimal point n places forward
           
           if n is negative: move the decimal point n places backward

           after moving we remove the power factor

           to move backward, first add '0' behind (0000000000000d.xxxxxxx* 10^n)

    dont forget this: any number inside FPU is in scientific notation
                      or floating point notation.
                      It has one integer digit plus dp decimal digits
                      The first digit is the first significant digit
                      and the others also, they dont run away from there.
                       
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B.  scientific notation and dp decimal places
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        Whenever we write a real number in scientific notation

        we write it with:

            . 1 integer digit ( ip not null) and

            . dp decimal paces


        Given a number X= 12345.67890123456789

        we have:
                       X= 1.2345 6789 0123 4567 89 * 10^4

                ip=1  and dp=18

        Now, if we remove the last 11 digits we get

                       X= 1.2345 678 * 10^4

                ip=1  and dp=7

        Now, if we add 2 digits we get

                       X= 1.2345 678  90 * 10^4

                ip=1  and dp=9

        Note that, in scientific notation, ip is a contant 1
        and dp is an important variable.

--------------------------------------------------------------------
C.  Converting a real number X to an integer number I
            with id integer digits

--------------------------------------------------------------------
       
        Given a number X= 12345.67890123456789

        we have:
                 X= 1.2345 6789 0123 4567 89 * 10^4

                 ip=1  and dp=18

        .   If we want an integer I with id digits

            we want     id= dp+1  =>

                        dp= id-1

        .   If we want an integer with id= 8 digits
            it is the same to say we want dp=7

        So we want this:
       
                 Y= 1.2345 678 * 10^4
                 
                (after '.' we write 7 digits)

    dont forget this: any number inside FPU is in scientific notation
                      It has one integer digit plus dp decimal digits
                     
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D. Converting any real X number written in scientific notation
      into Y with exactly dp decimal places (Y not equal X)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Given
                   X= d.xxxxxxx * 10^exponent  (any integer exponent)

    we need:
                1)  to remove (10^exponent) factor
                    which we do multiplying by
               
                            10^-exponent
                         
                    to get

                        Xi= d.xxxxxxx * 10^exponent * 10^-exponent
                       
                                     ( 10^exponent * 10^-exponent= 1)
                       
                          = d.xxxxxxx

                2)  now, we have not the power factor
                    (and Xi is not equal X but has the same digits)

                    So, we need to move the point dp places right.

                    So, we need to multiply Y by 10^dp   (dp is a positive integer)

                        Y= d.xxxxxxx * 10^dp  (scientific notation with dp decimal places)

                    which is ( Y = dxxxxxxx. )

                Point 1) and 2) means that we need to multiply X by


                            10^-exponent * 10^dp = 10^(dp-exponent)

                If we do
                            --------------------------------
                            expscale = dp - exponent
                            --------------------------------
                           
                the rule is: we need to multiply X by 10^expscale


                            Y = X * 10^expscale
                             
                     where
                                       expscale = dp - exponent
                           

                This number Y has the same digits as X and (dp+1) total integer digits
               

    For instance,

            . if we want 7 decimal places, dp=7 we have 

                                expscale = 7-exponent
                               
                                Y = X * 10^expscale

                and it has 8 integer digits.
               

            . if we want 18 decimal places, dp=18 we have 

                                expscale = 18-exponent
                               
                                Y = X * 10^expscale

                and it has 19 integer digits.

    note: given a X number inside FPU we suppose we may do this
          operations without error. If error, we cannot.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E. Converting any real X number written in scientific notation
      into an integer I with exactly id integer digits

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    As we have seen before

                    dp = id -1
            and                                  ------------------------
                    Y = X * 10^expscale  where   expscale = dp - exponent
                                                 ------------------------

    So, we need only to convert Y to an integer I.

    FPU instruction fistp do this for us, we dont need to do nothing more.


    In both following examples we want dp= 5 decimal places
   
    EXAMPLE 1
    --------------
            X = 1.235 * 10^3  and dp=5 => expscale=5-3=2

            Y = 1.235 * 10^3 * 10^2
              = 1.235 * 10^5
              = 123500.0
             
            fistp    should give I=123500
            total number of digits should be = 6
            exponent should be = 3               =>  print 4 integer digits
                                                      "   1 point
                                                      "   (6-4) decimal digits
           
    EXAMPLE 2
    --------------
            X = 1.235 * 10^-2  and dp=5 => expscale=5+2=7

            Y = 1.235 * 10^-2 * 10^7
              = 1.235 * 10^5
              = 123500.0
             
            fistp    should give I=123500
            total number of digits should be = 6
            exponent should be = -2           
            so |exponent|= 2   
               |exponent|-1 = 1
                                               =>  print '0.'
                                                   print 1 '0'
                                                      "  4 decimal digits (to get 5 dp)
         
    note: To get the exponent, we calculate log10(X) and return the
          integer part or characteristic. See it below.
             
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F. FPU and integer numbers
-----------------------------------
    note: log is log10 (base 10), log2(X) (base 2)

    Whenever we load an integer number from memory to FPU st(0) it is
    converted to a real10 format

    fild    dword ptr Integer32     ; loads the Integer32 to a real10 format st(0)

    Whenever we want to store into memory the value st(0), it is rounded to an integer32

    fistp   dword ptr Integer32     ; converts the real10 format st(0) to Integer32

    frndint rounds st(0) to a corresponding integer and stores it in the same st(0)


    note that we cannot load an integer from a register
    To do it we should do this, for instance

    push    eax                    or
    fild      dword ptr [esp]             mov     Integer32, eax
    add     esp, 4                            fild    Integer32

-----------------------------------------
G. logarithm of base 10 function
       dp, id and exponent

-----------------------------------------

    note: to get the exponent we get the characteristic of log10(X)
          which we get truncating the log10(X) (not rounding)
   
        -------------------------------------------
CASE 1: the exponent is positive or null
        -------------------------------------------

example 1

number X   dp   id     log10(X)         exponent
----------      ---- ----  ----------------      -----------
1.0              0    1  -> log(10^0)  = 0      0   
10.0            1    2  -> log(10^1)  = 1      1       
100.0          2    3  -> log(10^2)  = 2      2
1000.0        3    4  -> log(10^3)  = 3      3
100000...    n   n+1 -> log(10^n)  = n    n

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    rule 1:  the number of integer digits is exponent+1 (=dp+1)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
example 2

number X   dp   id          log10(X)                                               exponent
---------- ---- ----  ---------------------------                                      -------------
1200.0        3    4  -> log(1.2*10^3)           = 3.079181246047625   3
1999.9        3    4  -> log(1.999999*10^3) = 3.301029778516686   3
9999.9        3    4  -> log(9.999999*10^3) = 3.99999995657055     3
10000.0       4    5  -> log(1.0 10^4)           = 4.0                                4
..............................................................................
9999.9999  3    4  -> log(9.999999999999999*10^3) = 4.0                  4  <---- except

    If we truncate the log10(X) to an integer the exponent is = dp
   
    So, the number X has
   
                  exponent+1 = dp+1 =id integer digits.

    But there is a case where the exponent is 4 and dp=3.
    Or
                       exponent = dp +1


    that case is       X=9.9999999999999 * 10^dp

    but when we round it to integer we get this: round (9999.9)= 10000 = 10^4

    and we have exponent= 4,
   
    So,
            -----------------------------------------------------------------
            the number of integer digits is exponent+1 (rule 1)
            -----------------------------------------------------------------

    note: when we start the problem, we say we want to get dp decimal places
          and the number of integer digits is id= dp+1.
         
          At the end, we may get id-1.
         
          But there, we dont use dp but the exponent
          and
                   -----------------------------------
                   the rule 1: id = exponent+1
                   -----------------------------------

          and because we know the total number of digits
         
                  ------------------------------------
                  the decimal places is total-id
                  ------------------------------------
   
        ------------------------------------
CASE 2: the exponent is negative
        ------------------------------------

        id  = number of digits in the buffer after converting
              X to an integer with dp=7
             
        exponent = characteristic of ( log10(X) ) from FPU

example 1

number X         log10(X)         id     exponent
----------    ------------------- ----  ------------
0.1          -> log(10^-1) = -1   8        0  <--> exponent=exponent -1   
0.01         -> log(10^-2) = -2   8       -2
0.001        -> log(10^-3) = -3   7       -2  <--> exponent=exponent -1 (id=dp)
0.0001       -> log(10^-4) = -4   8       -4
0.00001      -> log(10^-5) = -5   8       -5
0.000001     -> log(10^-6) = -6   8       -6
0.0000001    -> log(10^-7) = -7   7       -6  <--> exponent=exponent -1 (id=dp)
0.00000001   -> log(10^-8) = -8   8       -8
0.000000001  -> log(10^-9) = -9   8       -9


        After correcting the exponent, (because id=dp or exponent=0)

        |exponent|-1 is the number of '0' we should set after '0.'

        For exponent = -4 => |exponent|-1 = 3 => 0. 000 1


example 2
                                                                       corrected
number X         log10(X)          id     exponent   exponent
----------   -------------------   ----  ----------- ----------
0.2         -> log(2 10^-1) =  0   8        0          -1 
0.02        -> log(2 10^-2) = -1   7       -1          -2
0.002       -> log(2 10^-3) = -2   7       -2          -3
0.0002      -> log(2 10^-4) = -3   7       -3          -4
0.00002     -> log(2 10^-5) = -4   7       -4          -5
0.000002    -> log(2 10^-6) = -5   7       -5          -6
0.0000002   -> log(2 10^-7) = -6   7       -6          -7
0.00000002  -> log(2 10^-8) = -7   7       -7          -8
0.000000002 -> log(2 10^-9) = -8   7       -8          -9


example 3
                                                                       corrected
number X         log10(X)          id     exponent   exponent
----------   -------------------   ----  ----------- ----------
0.d         -> log(5 10^-1) =  0   8        0          -1 
0.0d        -> log(5 10^-2) = -1   7       -1          -2
0.00d       -> log(5 10^-3) = -2   7       -2          -3
0.000d      -> log(5 10^-4) = -3   7       -3          -4
0.0000d     -> log(5 10^-5) = -4   7       -4          -5
0.00000d    -> log(5 10^-6) = -5   7       -5          -6
0.000000d   -> log(5 10^-7) = -6   7       -6          -7
0.0000000d  -> log(5 10^-8) = -7   7       -7          -8
0.00000000d -> log(5 10^-9) = -8   7       -8          -9

    «d» is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9

example 4
                                                                       corrected
number X         log10(X)          id     exponent   exponent
----------   -------------------   ----  ----------- ----------
0.9         -> log(9 10^-1) =  0   8        0          -1 
0.09        -> log(9 10^-2) = -1   7       -1          -2
0.009       -> log(9 10^-3) = -2   7       -2          -3
0.0009      -> log(9 10^-4) = -3   7       -3          -4
0.00009     -> log(9 10^-5) = -4   7       -4          -5
0.000009    -> log(9 10^-6) = -5   7       -5          -6
0.0000009   -> log(9 10^-7) = -6   7       -6          -7
0.00000009  -> log(9 10^-8) = -7   7       -7          -8
0.000000009 -> log(9 10^-9) = -8   7       -8          -9


        After correcting the exponent, (because id=dp or exponent=0)

        |exponent|-1 is the number of '0' we should set after '0.'

        For exponent = -4 => |exponent|-1 = 3 => 0. 000 1

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    rule 2:  the number of zeroes after '0.' is |exponent|-1  (corrected exponent)
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    note 1: we correct expscale only if the logarithm is negative and exponent =0.
            So, in this case, we get dp digits only and not dp+1.
           
            In all other cases exponent is not corrected before getting the integer.

            0.001 = 10^-3 the exponent is =-2 => expscale=7+2=9

                10^-3 * 10^9 = 10^6=1000000 instead of 10^7


EDIT: ConverterDD was replaced by ConverterDF
         (some bugs/fails was corrected: test for -0.0 and PowerTable: 1 is 1.0 and 10 is 10.0)
         Now we may use ConvertFloat4DF or ConvertReal4DF
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: jj2007 on April 19, 2013, 06:18:53 AM
Works fine, Rui :t

0.1
0.0099999
0.001
0.0000999
0.0000099
0.0000001
0.0000001
9.9999999E-09
9.9999997E-10
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 19, 2013, 06:29:38 AM
Hi Jochen,
                 works very fine!  :icon14:

Please, read the text file or the post text

0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001
0.0000001
1.0E-08
1.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.2
0.02
0.002
0.0002
0.00002
0.000002
0.0000002
2.0E-08
2.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.3
0.03
0.003
0.0003
0.00003
0.000003
0.0000003
3.0E-08
3.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.4
0.04
0.004
0.0004
0.00004
0.000004
0.0000004
4.0E-08
4.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.5
0.05
0.005
0.0005
0.00005
0.000005
0.0000005
5.0E-08
5.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.6
0.06
0.006
0.0006
0.00006
0.000006
0.0000006
6.0E-08
6.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.6999999
0.07
0.007
0.0007
0.00007
0.000007
0.0000007
7.0E-08
7.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.8
0.08
0.008
0.0008
0.00008
0.000008
0.0000008
8.0E-08
8.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.8999999
0.09
0.009
0.0009
0.00009
0.000009
0.0000009
9.0E-08
9.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
-1.2345678
-12.345678
-123.45678
-1234.5677
-12345.678
-123456.78
-1234567.8
-12345678
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
-12.0
-120.0
-1200.0
-12000.0
-120000.0
-1200000.0
-12000000
-1.2E+08
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
-9.8999996
-99.900002
-999.90002
-9999.9004
-99999.898
-999999.88
-10000000
-1.0E+08
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF --- E N D ---***
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 19, 2013, 06:42:02 AM
Quote
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H. Some important values and functions
----------------------------------------------------------

    log10(d*10^n)= log10(d)+log10(10^n)     (n is any integer)
                 = log10(d)+n

    if   0 <    x     < 10

    =>
         0 < log10(x) < 1

    log(1.0)= 0       
    log(2.0)= 0.3
    log(3.0)= 0.5
    log(4.0)= 0.6
    log(5.0)= 0.7
    log(6.0)= 0.78
    log(7.0)= 0.85
    log(8.0)= 0.9
    log(9.0)= 0.954

    if  x < 1
   
    =>  log10(x) is negative

    log10(X) = log10(2) * log2(X)


    fldlg2   = log10(2)             ; load to st(0) log10(2)
    fyl2x    = st(1) * log2[st(0)]  ; result in st(0) and pop new st(0) is old st(1)

    --------------------
    calculating log10(|X|)
    --------------------

    fld     X           ; X in st(1)
    fldlg2
    fld     st(1)
    fabs                ; |X|
    fyl2x               ; log10(X) in st(0)

    ---------------------------
    truncate the characteristic
       to get the exponent
    ---------------------------

    ------------------
    moving to exponent
    ------------------
    fist    exponent

    -----------------
    Is it negative ?
    -----------------

    test it and remove st(0) so the new
    st(0) is exactly X we need it to
    multiply by 10^expscale   
       
-----------------------------------------------------------------
I. One idea to convert a real4 number X into a string
          with exacly dp decimal places

-----------------------------------------------------------------
note: if the number is not in a memory variable
      pass it to a memory variable first because
      FPU cannot load it from registers.
     
    Starting point:

        We need to define the constants/variables:

           String_Buffer_Length = 10   (for instance)

           dp = 7      (number of decimal places => 8 integer digits)
                        (if we want to define the ni=number of integer digits
                         we do dp=ni-1)

           exponent = ?   (=dword -we need to get it from X)


           expscale = ?   (=dword -we need to define it later)

           integer   = ?   (=dword -to save the integer with ni integer digits)

           string    = ?   ( a buffer for String_Buffer_Length digits)

           
    I1. Load the number into eax and examine it.
        If it is a number goto step I2;

    I2. Load the memory variable into FPU st(0)
        make a copy and get the exponent value to exponent
        and define
       
                    expscale = dp - exponent


    I3. At this point we know  dp, exponent, expscale and we have X in st(0)         

        Load 10^expscale or calculate it and multiply by X

                    st(1)       ; X
                    st(0)       ; 10^expscale
                   
                    fmul        ; st(0)= Z = X *10^expscale
 
    I4. At this point we need to store st(0) into integer

                    fistp    integer

    I5. If not error
                    mov     eax, integer

        and convert eax into string from the last position to a position
        of the first digit and get the number of digits (ebx for instance).

        At this point we know the string and
        ebx = number of digits in the buffer
       

    I6. Now we must decide if we format it:

            1) only in scientific notation;
           
            2) in regular notation or scientific notation.

        For instance we decide:

            regular notation: if the exponent>=0 is less than or equal dp
                              if the exponent<0  and |exponent| is less than or equal 3
             
            scientific notation: if not regular notation


    I7. To format, we have 3 cases


            1) the exponent<0  and |exponent| is less than or equal 3

                exponent  |exponent|-1
                --------  -------------
                  -1           0     -> 0.dabcefg  (dp decimal digits)

                  -2           1     -> 0.0dabcef  (dp decimal digits)

                  -3           2     -> 0.00dabce  (dp decimal digits)

              so, after moving '0.' we should move
             
                    |exponent|-1  digits '0'
              and
                    [dp - (|exponent|-1)] digits


            2) the exponent>=0 is less than or equal dp 
   
                . we should move exponent+1 integer digits
               
                . move '.'
               
                . move ebx-(exponent+1) digits


            3) scientific notation

                . we should move first digit
               
                . move '.'
               
                . move edx digits

                . move exponent part
               
----------------------------------
J.  Format string in assembly
----------------------------------
note: esi points to string buffer
       edi points to output string
                                               
            ----------------------------------------------
            J.1 Format in regular notation - exponent < 0
               ecx= |exponent|     edx=decimal places
            ----------------------------------------------
                    mov     word ptr [edi], '.0'
                    add     edi, 2
                   
                    ; ------------------------------
                    ; If exponent = -1 it is 0.ddddd
                    ; If exponent = -2 it is 0.0dddd
                    ;         and so on
                    ; ------------------------------
                    sub     ecx, 1
                    jz      short _movedecimal
                   
                    sub     edx, ecx
                    jnz     short @F

                    mov     edx, 1
                   
                    ; -------------------------
                    ;        insert 0
                    ; -------------------------
            @@:     mov     byte ptr [edi], '0'
                    add     edi, 1
                    sub     ecx, 1
                    jnz     short @B

    _movedecimal:   movzx   eax, byte ptr [esi]
                    mov     byte ptr [edi], al
                    add     edi, 1
                    add     esi, 1

                    sub     edx, 1
                    jnz     short _movedecimal
                    jz      short _finish


            ------------------------------------------------
            J.2 Format in regular notation - exponent >=0
                 ebx = total number of digits, ecx= exponent
            ------------------------------------------------
                    add     ecx, 1              ; ecx= number of integer digits
                    sub     ebx, ecx            ; ebx= number of decimal digits
                    ;
            @@:     movzx   eax, byte ptr [esi]
                    mov     byte ptr [edi], al
                    add     edi, 1
                    add     esi, 1                   

                    sub     ecx, 1
                    jnz     short @B
                    ;
                    cmp     ebx, 0
                    jle     _finish
                   
                    mov     byte ptr [edi], '.'
                    add     edi, 1
                    ;
            @@:     movzx   eax, byte ptr [esi]
                    mov     byte ptr [edi], al
                    add     edi, 1
                    add     esi, 1                   
                    ;
                    sub     ebx, 1
                    jnz     short @B
                    jmp     short _finish

            -----------------------------------
            J.3 Format in scientific notation
            -----------------------------------

    _isscientific:  cmp     edx, ebx
                    jb      short @F
                    sub     edx, 1
                   
            @@:     movzx   eax, byte ptr [esi]
                    mov     ah, '.'                   
                    add     esi, 1
                    ;
                    mov     word ptr [edi], ax
                    add     edi, 2
                   
            @@:     movzx   eax, byte ptr [esi]
                    mov     byte ptr [edi], al
                    ;
                    add     edi, 1
                    add     esi, 1

                    sub     edx, 1
                    jnz     short @B
                   
                    ; ------------------
                    ; Move exponent part
                    ; ------------------
    _finish:
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: Mikl__ on April 19, 2013, 02:51:39 PM
RuiLoureiro
definition of an integer value log10 can be done without any fyl2x -- try to use integer multiplication of the order on the magic integer constant 4D10h = log10 (2) * 65536
This method is used in the crt_sprintf function.
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 20, 2013, 02:40:15 AM
Mikl__
         I dont know magic numbers. What we may replace ?
         does it take less cycles ?

Quote from: jj2007 on April 19, 2013, 06:18:53 AM
Works fine, Rui :t

0.1
0.0099999
0.001
0.0000999
0.0000099
0.0000001
0.0000001
9.9999999E-09
9.9999997E-10


Jochen,
Sorry, but i posted ConvertFloat4DD that makes some errors
now i post it again with a new file.
The problem is with 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.0001 etc
If you read section F, CASE 2 (first post color RED), you find the problem
and one solution. We use characteristic(log10(X))=exponent
to get expscale without correcting exponent (except case 0) (only in DF not in this DD).
After this, if the case is 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.0001 etc
and id=dp we correct exponent and the problem is solved.
I tryed many other solutions without success. If we use
expscale=dp it doesnt give a good solution (and it s not
correct but somebody do this). If the exponent
is negative and we correct the values it doesnt give a good
solution also.
The main problem seems to be this: if x=0.01=10^-2 for instance
we have not a log10 function that gives integer(log(x))=-2.
On the paper we solve it well, but with FPU its not easy.


EDIT: please add this constant to file ConverterDD.inc
         $OR_TRUNCATE$  equ 0C00h      ; code it for truncating

         please replace  $DECIMALPLACES_REAL4  equ  7
                     by         $DECIMALPLACES_REAL4  equ 6


Quote
***** Time table *****
437  cycles, ConvertFloat4DF, direct
472  cycles, ConvertFloat4DD, direct
876  cycles, ConvertFloat4BD, BCD
1058  cycles, ConvertFloat4ZX, BCD
1092  cycles, ConvertFloat4Z, BCD
1262  cycles, ConvertFloat4BX, BCD
3011  cycles, ConvertFloat4, BCD
********** END **********

ConvertFloat4DD values:

-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.1
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.01
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.001
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0001
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.00001
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
9 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
1.0E-06
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000001
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
1.0E-08
-10 = exponent
17 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
1.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.2
-2 = exponent
9 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.02
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.002
-4 = exponent
11 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0001999
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000199
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.000002
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000002
-8 = exponent
15 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
2.0E-08
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
1.9999999E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.3
-2 = exponent
9 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0299999
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.003
-4 = exponent
11 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0003
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000299
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.000003
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000003
-8 = exponent
15 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
2.9999999E-08
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
3.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.4
-2 = exponent
9 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0399999
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.004
-4 = exponent
11 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0003999
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000399
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.000004
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000004
-8 = exponent
15 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
4.0E-08
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
3.9999999E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.5
-2 = exponent
9 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.05
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0049999
-4 = exponent
11 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0005
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000499
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000049
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000005
-8 = exponent
15 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
5.0000001E-08
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
5.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.6
-2 = exponent
9 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0599999
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.006
-4 = exponent
11 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0006
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000599
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.000006
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000006
-8 = exponent
15 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
5.9999998E-08
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
6.0000001E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.6999999
-2 = exponent
9 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.07
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.007
-4 = exponent
11 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0006999
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.00007
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.000007
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000006
-8 = exponent
15 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
6.9999999E-08
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
7.0000001E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.8
-2 = exponent
9 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0799999
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.008
-4 = exponent
11 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0007999
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000799
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.000008
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000008
-8 = exponent
15 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
8.0E-08
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
7.9999998E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
-1 = exponent
8 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.8999999
-2 = exponent
9 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.09
-3 = exponent
10 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0089999
-4 = exponent
11 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0008999
-5 = exponent
12 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.00009
-6 = exponent
13 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.000009
-7 = exponent
14 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
0.0000008
-8 = exponent
15 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
9.0E-08
-9 = exponent
16 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
8.9999999E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
0 = exponent
7 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-1.2345678
1 = exponent
6 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-12.345678
2 = exponent
5 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-123.45678
3 = exponent
4 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-1234.5677
4 = exponent
3 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-12345.678
5 = exponent
2 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-123456.78
6 = exponent
1 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-1234567.8
7 = exponent
0 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-12345678
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
1 = exponent
6 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-12.0
2 = exponent
5 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-120.0
3 = exponent
4 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-1200.0
4 = exponent
3 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-12000.0
5 = exponent
2 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-120000.0
6 = exponent
1 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-1200000.0
7 = exponent
0 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-12000000
8 = exponent
-1 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-1.2E+08
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD ***
0 = exponent
7 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-9.8999996
1 = exponent
6 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-99.900002
2 = exponent
5 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-999.90002
3 = exponent
4 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-9999.9004
4 = exponent
3 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-99999.898
5 = exponent
2 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-999999.88
7 = exponent
0 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-10000000
8 = exponent
-1 = expscale
7 = edx decimal places
8 = ebx total digits
--- TOTAL and DECIMAL PLACES ---
-1.0E+08
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DD --- E N D ---***
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 20, 2013, 03:33:56 AM
hi Rui

"magic numbers" aren't really magic - lol
but, the MUL and IMUL instructions are much faster than DIV
so, if the divisor is a constant, we can multiply by (the inverse of the divisor) x (2^n)

here's a simple example...
;divide by 10,000

;ECX = 87654321

        mov     eax,0D1B71759h  ;3,518,437,209 = 2^45/10,000
        mul     ecx
        shr     edx,13
        imul    eax,edx,10000
        sub     ecx,eax

;ECX = remainder (4321)
;EDX = quotient (8765)

notice that we used 2^45 as our power-of-2 multiplier
after the MUL, we use the 32-bit register displacement of EDX:EAX for 32 of these
and SHR by 13 to get the rest (32+13=45)

then, IMUL and SUB are used to calculate the remainder

qWord has a great program for calculating the magic numbers - let me find it......

http://www.masmforum.com/archive2012/6717_MagicNumber64.zip (http://www.masmforum.com/archive2012/6717_MagicNumber64.zip)

i might add that qWord, drizz, Jochen and others have done some rather exotic extensions on this
i used a lot of help from drizz to write my ling long kai fang routines   :t
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 20, 2013, 04:55:34 AM
 :biggrin:
Hi Dave,
              1. read my last post again, please

              2. Its very fine ! But i tryed to get log2(X) for 32 bits
                  and its not there, it runs away ! Do you know
                  where is it resting ?  :t

                  More: i read what qWord did and very good

what this u64_log2 does ? Do you know Dave ?

u64_log2 proc uses eax ecx edi esi lp_m64_Dest:DWORD,lp_qWord:DWORD

well,

.data
_lp_qWord       dq 10.2
_lp_m64_Dest    dq ?

        invoke  u64_log2, addr _lp_m64_Dest, addr lp_qWord

        what kind of result in _lp_m64_Dest ?
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 20, 2013, 07:25:41 AM
where did you get the u64_log2 function ?
i don't see it posted   :redface:

ohhhh - found it - let me play with it for a few minutes   :P
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 20, 2013, 07:38:09 AM
it appears to work on 64-bit unsigned integers

it preforms the function:
l = log2(t)+1

where:
l = _lp_m64_Dest
t = lp_qWord

it uses the BSR instruction to find the first bit set
used to normalize, i guess
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 20, 2013, 11:41:24 PM
 :biggrin:
    Here is the better ConvertFloat4DF converter
    to replace ConvertFloat4DD.
    The text i wrote here is about this
    DF converter, but the general questions is
    for all of this type. You may improve it !
    All convertions seems to be perfect. We need
    only to set dp=6 digits and not 7 (=> id=8)
.
         

Quote
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001
1.0E-07
1.0E-08
1.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001
1.0E-07
1.0E-08
1.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DR ***
1152 cycles, ConvertFloat4ZX, _Real4_2
3063 cycles, ConvertFloat4, _Real4_2
1186 cycles, ConvertFloat4Z, _Real4_2
860 cycles, ConvertFloat4BD, _Real4_2
1253 cycles, ConvertFloat4BX, _Real4_2
418 cycles, ConvertFloat4DF, _Real4_2
331 cycles, ConvertFloat4DR, _Real4_2

*** Press any key to get the time table ***

***** Time table *****

331  cycles, ConvertFloat4DR, direct
418  cycles, ConvertFloat4DF, direct
860  cycles, ConvertFloat4BD, BCD
1152  cycles, ConvertFloat4ZX, BCD
1186  cycles, ConvertFloat4Z, BCD
1253  cycles, ConvertFloat4BX, BCD
3063  cycles, ConvertFloat4, BCD
********** END *********

Here some conversions made by ConvertFloat4DF

0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001
1.0E-07
1.0E-08
1.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.2
0.02
0.002
0.0002
0.00002
0.000002
2.0E-07
2.0E-08
2.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.3
0.03
0.003
0.0003
0.00003
0.000003
3.0E-07
3.0E-08
3.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.4
0.04
0.004
0.0004
0.00004
0.000004
4.0E-07
4.0E-08
4.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.5
0.05
0.005
0.0005
0.00005
0.000005
5.0E-07
5.0E-08
5.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.6
0.06
0.006
0.0006
0.00006
0.000006
6.0E-07
6.0E-08
6.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.7
0.07
0.007
0.0007
0.00007
0.000007
7.0E-07
7.0E-08
7.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.8
0.08
0.008
0.0008
0.00008
0.000008
8.0E-07
8.0E-08
8.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.9
0.09
0.009
0.0009
0.00009
0.000009
9.0E-07
9.0E-08
9.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
-1.234568
-12.34568
-123.4568
-1234.568
-12345.68
-123456.8
-1234568
-1.234568E+07
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
-12.0
-120.0
-1200.0
-12000.0
-120000.0
-1200000
-1.2E+07
-1.2E+08
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
-99.0
-999.0
-9999.0
-99999.0
-999999
-1000000
-1.0E+07
-1.0E+08
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF --- E N D ---***

Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 21, 2013, 11:23:07 PM
 I improved ConvertFloat4DF.
This is the new version

Use TestCnvDD12_DF.exe to see
some results

-------------------------------------------
Project a converter real4 to string
-------------------------------------------
Quote
    X  = d.xxxxx * 10^exponent

    dp = decimal places
   
    id = integer digits  (real4 max=7)
       = dp+1            (exponent>=0)       

    1. Define dp from 2 to 6

    2. Get exponent taking the integer part
       of log10(X)          <--------------- Procedure 1
       
    3. Define  expscale = dp - exponent

    4. Calculate X * 10^expscale and
       get the integer part I

    5. Convert I to a string of digits
       and get nid = number of integer
       digits
       
    6. If nid=dp correct the exponent

          exponent = exponent -1
         
    7.  Format the string
   
-------------------------------
Before correction we get
using Procedure 1
-------------------------------
                 exponent  dp  nid
                ------------------ integer digits ---
1. 10^0     1.0     0       6   7
2. 10^0     2.0     0       6   7   in all cases
3. 10^0     3.0     0       6   7       is
4. 10^0     4.0     1       6   6     
5. 10^0     5.0     1       6   6   exponent+1
6. 10^0     6.0     1       6   6
7. 10^0     7.0     1       6   6
8. 10^0     8.0     1       6   6
9. 10^0     9.0     1       6   6
            --------------------------decimal '0' ------
1. 10^-1    0.1    -1       6   7     
2. 10^-1    0.2    -1       6   7   in all cases
3. 10^-1    0.3    -1       6   7       is
4. 10^-1    0.4     0       6   6
5. 10^-1    0.5     0       6   6   |exponent|-1
6. 10^-1    0.6     0       6   6
7. 10^-1    0.7     0       6   6
8. 10^-1    0.8     0       6   6
9. 10^-1    0.9     0       6   6

Procedure 1 to get the exponent
------------------------------------------
fld      dword ptr [ebx]
fldlg2
fld      st(1)
fabs   
fyl2x
SETTRUNCATE oldcw, truncw
fistp    exponent
fldcw    oldcw   

----------------------------------------
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001
1.0E-07
1.0E-08
1.0E-09
*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DF ***
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001
1.0E-07
1.0E-08
1.0E-09

*** STOP - ConvertFloat4DR ***
1150 cycles, ConvertFloat4ZX, _Real4_2
3061 cycles, ConvertFloat4, _Real4_2
1185 cycles, ConvertFloat4Z, _Real4_2
855  cycles, ConvertFloat4BD, _Real4_2
1252 cycles, ConvertFloat4BX, _Real4_2
409  cycles, ConvertFloat4DF, _Real4_2
323  cycles, ConvertFloat4DR, _Real4_2
*** Press any key to get the time table ***

***** Time table *****

323   cycles, ConvertFloat4DR, direct
409   cycles, ConvertFloat4DF, direct
855   cycles, ConvertFloat4BD, BCD
1150  cycles, ConvertFloat4ZX, BCD
1185  cycles, ConvertFloat4Z, BCD
1252  cycles, ConvertFloat4BX, BCD
3061  cycles, ConvertFloat4, BCD
********** END **********
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 22, 2013, 03:49:31 AM
Hello again

Well, to complete the explanation i gave so far,

i need to say that the previous point 6

«    6. If nid= dp correct the exponent
          exponent = exponent -1
»
should/may be replaced by an equation that i will try
to explain

As we said before in section E
«
--------------------------------------------------------------
E. Converting any real X number written in scientific notation
      into an integer I with exactly id integer digits

--------------------------------------------------------------
    As we have seen before
                           dp = id -1
            and                                                 --------------------------------
                    Y = X * 10^expscale  where   expscale = dp - exponent
                                                                   --------------------------------
    So, we need only to convert Y to an integer I.
»

we get I=integer [X * 10^expscale].

So, to reverse the operation, we need to multiply I
by -expscale, but this time, using the id we got.

Replacing dp in the previous equation, we have

    expscale = dp - exponent= id-1 - exponent

                ----------------------------------
            =>  exponent = id-1-expscale  (id=integer digits we got)
                ----------------------------------

; ------------------------------------------
; ebx= number of integer digits in I
; ------------------------------------------
mov     eax, ebx
sub     eax, expscale
sub     eax, 1
mov     exponent, eax
-------------------------------

that code replace this:

mov     eax, exponent
cmp     edx, ebx
jne     short @F
; --------------------------
;   Correct the exponent
; --------------------------
sub     eax, 1
mov     exponent, eax
@@:
-------------------------------------------------
To be honest, when i started this question,
the problem was to write assembly using FPU
not to solve equations.
But the log function took me to this way and
we had to solve it.
When we read procedures to do this, my
impression is that we need to do some "arakiri".
The last generation dont like to think because
"google it and here it is" and they have not
time to understand it deeply, i think.

------------------------------------------------
Good luck  :t
Rui Loureiro
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: qWord on April 22, 2013, 04:17:04 PM
Quote from: RuiLoureiro on April 22, 2013, 03:49:31 AMBut the log function took me to this way and
we had to solve it.
When we read procedures to do this, my
impression is that we need to do some "arakiri".
If you are referring to u64_log2, it does exactly what it is designed for, even if the naming convention is miserable (like some other things in that project). If you are interested in a replacement for the FPU log2 function, you might try it with an table based approximation.

BTW: arakiri -> hara-kiri?
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 23, 2013, 05:12:56 AM
Quote from: qWord on April 22, 2013, 04:17:04 PM
Quote from: RuiLoureiro on April 22, 2013, 03:49:31 AM
If you are referring to u64_log2, it does exactly what it is designed for, even if the naming convention is miserable (like some other things in that project). If you are interested in a replacement for the FPU log2 function, you might try it with an table based approximation.

BTW: arakiri -> hara-kiri?
:biggrin:
Hello qWord,
                     "arakiri" is a kind of sport we do when
                    we read some procedures ... :greensml: but it may be what we want !

I read yours, good, no problems! :t

I need to replace log2(X) in 32 bites not 64
but it should be simple i dont know if it
is possible
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 23, 2013, 05:26:20 AM
"hara-kiri"   :badgrin:

that is a simple function, Rui
for 32-bits, not even sure i would put it in a PROC - maybe a macro
you just want to use the BSR instruction   :t
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 23, 2013, 05:34:52 AM
Quote from: dedndave on April 23, 2013, 05:26:20 AM
"hara-kiri"   :badgrin:

        it is what you do, Dave; i do arakiri, a kind of hara_kiri !  :P
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 23, 2013, 05:36:20 AM
not me   :biggrin:

my wife won't let me   :(
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 24, 2013, 06:38:52 AM
Here are some timings to convert
Real10 to string for 19,18,10 digits

note: CT -compress table
Quote
                       19 digits


3.141592653589793238  <---- pi 19 digits
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DF ***
3.141592653589793238
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DR ***
3.141592653589793238
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
3.141592653589793238
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DY ***
2384 cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, _Real10_2
3706 cycles, ConvertFloat10, _Real10_2
2380 cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, _Real10_2
2272 cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, _Real10_2
2169 cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, _Real10_2
2602 cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, _Real10_2
2681 cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, _Real10_2
2647 cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, _Real10_2
2128 cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, _Real10_2
2146 cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, _Real10_2
2400 cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, _Real10_2

*** Press any key to get the time table ***

***** Time table *****

2128  cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, direct, esp
2146  cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, direct, esp
2169  cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, direct, ebp
2272  cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, direct, ebp
2380  cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, BCD
2384  cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, BCD
2400  cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, BCD, esp, CT
2602  cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, BCD
2647  cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, BCD, esp
2681  cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, BCD
3706  cycles, ConvertFloat10, BCD, Save FPU
********** END **********

; ##########################################
Quote
                  18 digits

3.14159265358979324  <---- pi 18 digits
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DF ***
3.14159265358979324
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DR ***
3.14159265358979324
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
3.14159265358979324
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DY ***
1067 cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, _Real10_2
2958 cycles, ConvertFloat10, _Real10_2
1083 cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, _Real10_2
2154 cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, _Real10_2
2021 cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, _Real10_2
863 cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, _Real10_2
855 cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, _Real10_2
896 cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, _Real10_2
1909 cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, _Real10_2
1910 cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, _Real10_2
883 cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, _Real10_2

*** Press any key to get the time table ***

***** Time table *****

855  cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, BCD
863  cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, BCD
883  cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, BCD, esp, CT
896  cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, BCD, esp
1067  cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, BCD
1083  cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, BCD
1909  cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, direct, esp
1910  cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, direct, esp
2021  cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, direct, ebp
2154  cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, direct, ebp
2958  cycles, ConvertFloat10, BCD, Save FPU
********** END **********

; #########################################
Quote
                        10 digits

3.141592654  <---- pi 10 digits
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DF ***
3.141592654
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DR ***
3.141592654
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
3.141592654
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DY ***
1132 cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, _Real10_2
3015 cycles, ConvertFloat10, _Real10_2
1146 cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, _Real10_2
638 cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, _Real10_2
505 cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, _Real10_2
759 cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, _Real10_2
769 cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, _Real10_2
758 cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, _Real10_2
500 cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, _Real10_2
490 cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, _Real10_2

748 cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, _Real10_2

*** Press any key to get the time table ***

***** Time table *****

490  cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, direct, esp
500  cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, direct, esp
505  cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, direct, ebp
638  cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, direct, ebp
748  cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, BCD, esp, CT
758  cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, BCD, esp
759  cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, BCD
769  cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, BCD
1132  cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, BCD
1146  cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, BCD
3015  cycles, ConvertFloat10, BCD, Save FPU
********** END **********

Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 26, 2013, 04:34:17 AM
Sometimes, there are people that say BCD method is slow
Here we can see that it is not true (in my P4).

*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DY ***
1168 cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, _Real10_2
3016 cycles, ConvertFloat10, _Real10_2
1144 cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, _Real10_2
602 cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, _Real10_2
468 cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, _Real10_2
730 cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, _Real10_2
736 cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, _Real10_2
716 cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, _Real10_2
467 cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, _Real10_2
463 cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, _Real10_2
761 cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, _Real10_2

*** Press any key to get the time table ***
Quote
***** Time table *****

463  cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, direct, fxam, fxtract, esp - 10 digits
467  cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, direct, examine, fxtract, esp - 10 digits
468  cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, direct, examine, fxtract, ebp - 10 digits
602  cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, direct, examine, fyl2x, ebp - 10 digits
716  cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, BCD, examine, fxtract, esp - 10 digits
730  cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, BCD, fxam, fxtract, ebp - 10 digits
736  cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, BCD, fxam, fxtract, esp - 10 digits
761  cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, BCD-CT, fxam, fxtract, esp - 10 digits
1144  cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, BCD -old - 10 digits
1168  cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX,BCD - old - 10 digits
3016  cycles, ConvertFloat10,  BCD, Save FPU -old - 10 digits
********** END **********
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------

*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DY ***
1049 cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, _Real10_2
2933 cycles, ConvertFloat10, _Real10_2
1057 cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, _Real10_2
1408 cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, _Real10_2
1283 cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, _Real10_2
774 cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, _Real10_2
762 cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, _Real10_2
761 cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, _Real10_2
1457 cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, _Real10_2
1296 cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, _Real10_2
784 cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, _Real10_2

*** Press any key to get the time table ***

Quote
***** Time table *****

761  cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, BCD, examine, fxtract, esp - 15 digits
762  cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, BCD, fxam, fxtract, esp - 15 digits
774  cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, BCD, fxam, fxtract, ebp - 15 digits
784  cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, BCD-CT, fxam, fxtract, esp - 15 digits <- compresstable
1049  cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, BCD - old - 15 digits
1057  cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, BCD -old - 15 digits
1283  cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, direct, examine, fxtract, ebp - 15 digits
1296  cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, direct, fxam, fxtract, esp - 15 digits
1408  cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, direct, examine, fyl2x, ebp - 15 digits
1457  cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, direct, examine, fxtract, esp - 15 digits
2933  cycles, ConvertFloat10, BCD, Save FPU -old - 15 digits
********** END **********

; ---------------------------------------------------------------------
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DY ***
1161 cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, _Real10_2
3043 cycles, ConvertFloat10, _Real10_2
1219 cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, _Real10_2
1729 cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, _Real10_2
1639 cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, _Real10_2
820 cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, _Real10_2
812 cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, _Real10_2
792 cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, _Real10_2
1636 cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, _Real10_2
1609 cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, _Real10_2
881 cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, _Real10_2

*** Press any key to get the time table ***

Quote
***** Time table *****

792  cycles, ConvertFloat10BY, BCD, examine, fxtract, esp - 17 digits
812  cycles, ConvertFloat10BF, BCD, fxam, fxtract, esp - 17 digits
820  cycles, ConvertFloat10BX, BCD, fxam, fxtract, ebp - 17 digits
881  cycles, ConvertFloat10CT, BCD-CT, fxam, fxtract, esp - 17 digits
1161  cycles, ConvertFloat10ZX, BCD - old - 17 digits
1219  cycles, ConvertFloat10Z, BCD -old - 17 digits
1609  cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, direct, fxam, fxtract, esp - 17 digits
1636  cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, direct, examine, fxtract, esp - 17 digits
1639  cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, direct, examine, fxtract, ebp - 17 digits
1729  cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, direct, examine, fyl2x, ebp - 17 digits
3043  cycles, ConvertFloat10, BCD, Save FPU -old - 17 digits
********** END **********
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------

*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DY ***
2258 cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, _Real10_2
2144 cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, _Real10_2
2157 cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, _Real10_2
2135 cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, _Real10_2

*** Press any key to get the time table ***
Quote
We cannot use BCD for 19 digits

***** Time table *****
2135  cycles, ConvertFloat10DX, direct, fxam, fxtract, esp - 19 digits
2144  cycles, ConvertFloat10DR, direct, examine, fxtract, ebp - 19 digits
2157  cycles, ConvertFloat10DY, direct, examine, fxtract, esp - 19 digits
2258  cycles, ConvertFloat10DF, direct, examine, fyl2x, ebp - 19 digits
********** END **********
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 04:36:53 AM
BCD probably is slow if you want to multiply or divide long strings - lol

but, for adding and subtracting, it's quite fast   :t

a good bignum library is probably faster for large values, though - fewer memory accesses
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 26, 2013, 04:42:35 AM
Quote from: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 04:36:53 AM
BCD probably is slow if you want to multiply or divide long strings - lol

but, for adding and subtracting, it's quite fast   :t

a good bignum library is probably faster for large values, though - fewer memory accesses
Dave,
       the last results show that if we want to convert
       a real10 to string with 15-17-18 digits, the best is
       BCD. But if we want only 10, the best is converting
       the integer (direct).
       Do you know what i am saying with BCD ? It is nothing to do
       with multiply or divide: use fbstp tbyte ...
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 04:45:35 AM
that's because you can get a 10-decimal-digit binary into a dword register, if it's under 4294967296   :P

by the way, Ray has done some cool stuff with BCD, if you didn't already know...

http://www.ray.masmcode.com/BCDtut.html (http://www.ray.masmcode.com/BCDtut.html)
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 26, 2013, 04:57:20 AM
Quote from: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 04:45:35 AM
that's because you can get a 10-decimal-digit binary into a dword register, if it's under 4294967296   :P
Yes, of course ! But BCD has nothing to do with multiply/divide
                 We simple use fbstp tbyte _packedBCD and we need to unpack
                 it to string no need to multiply,divide,add, subtract.
                 I use compresstable also but it is not better.

                 Well, it seems that converting EDX:EAX to string is not fast as
                 fbstp + unpack it. Well, in 32 bit !!!!!

                 The other things about that stuff it is not useful for me
                 About your other post, i need to test your results. I need time.               
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 05:16:12 AM
there are some very fast 64-bit routines (32-bit code)
Paul Dixon wrote one that uses a look-up table that is nearly the fastest, i think
but - the table is rather large - lol

for a non-LUT version, probably drizz has the best code
you can search the old forum for routines
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 26, 2013, 06:27:36 AM
Quote from: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 05:16:12 AM
there are some very fast 64-bit routines (32-bit code)
Paul Dixon wrote one that uses a look-up table that is nearly the fastest, i think
but - the table is rather large - lol

for a non-LUT version, probably drizz has the best code
you can search the old forum for routines
It is good to know. Nevertheless the cycles i got
               is already good to me. Dont forget i am using the
               old routines in The calculator and it solves the
               expressions and show, very fast. I think less 400
               or more cycles. For now i want to finish this work.
               May be later i will think to improve it more.  :t
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 10:50:41 AM
one thing i learned today about floating point to string conversion.....

the hard parts are handling the special values and rounding - lol
those sound easy, right ?

floating point conversion was the easy part   :lol:
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 26, 2013, 09:09:49 PM
Dave,
        About the question of processing denormalized numbers
        my first quick conclusion is this: it should not be
        processed or it needs a particular processing.
        In your previous post you said: to process Denormal
        (exponent=0000) we simply inc exponent etc.

        But pay attention: using the method i am using, not
        the way you are working
. Each method have its own
        limitations
.

        Of course, first, we must and you must understand
        the method to understand where is the problem.

        Meanwhile, i think, the unnormalized numbers are
        numbers near the zero beyond the limit (exponent
        near -4932 etc.) if i am correct. (?)

        If we have X=a.bcd... * 10^-4931, for instance,
        and if we want to get an integer with 16 digits
        we need to multiply X by

                    10^(15+4931)=10^4936

        and we get infinity and then we get invalid operation
        when we try to multiply. The limit is 10^4932.

        This limit means this (for normal processing):

                         exponent= -(4932-dp)    (dp=decimal places)


        For 18 digits, dp=17 => exponent= -4915  is the limit

        What it means ? For instance, it means that if after
        some FPU operations we get X=a.bcd... * 10^-4916 and
        then we want to convert this X to string it must
        give error because the procedure cannot calculate
        more than 10^4932.

        Dave, did you understand or did i make some error ?

        So, if i am correct and the unnormalized numbers
        are numbers near the zero beyond the limit, it means
        we may not pay attention to them (procedure limitations).

        I hope you study this question before giving an answer.
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
the smallest normal in REAL10 format is 0001_80000000_00000000
for REAL10, the integer bit (bit 63) is explicit, and is 1 for all normals

the next lower value is the largest denormal, 0000_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF

it depends on how your code is written, i suppose
if you are using the FPU to evaluate reals, you might multiply it by 10^N, then adjust the exponent when done

in my code, i convert the values so that the integer bit is bit 0, instead of bit 63
that is simple - i just subtract 63 from the exponent   :P
that makes it easy to evaluate denormals
for some other method, that may not work so well - you have to choose what works   :t

in my routine, i convert 0000_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF to 0001_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF
with the shifted exponent, it evaluates correctly using the same code as normals
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 26, 2013, 11:08:51 PM
Quote from: dedndave on April 26, 2013, 09:26:01 PM
in my routine, i convert 0000_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF to 0001_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF
with the shifted exponent, it evaluates correctly using the same code as normals
Ok, i think i found the solution and will explain it
                  but what you get ? What is the decimal value for
                  0001_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF ?

EDIT:
In the other post you have
Quote
0000_00000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 +0
8000_00000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 -0
0000_00000000_00000001: 00000000 00002CE7 364519953188247460252
0000_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 00002CFA 336210314311209350589
0000_80000000_00000000: 00000000 00002CFA 336210314311209350626
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 00002CFA 672420628622418701216
0001_00000000_00000000: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFE_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
0001_80000000_00000000: 00000000 00002CFA 336210314311209350626
4000_C90FDAA2_2168C235: 00000000 0000003F 314159265358979323851
7FFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 00001345 118973149535723176502
7FFF_00000000_00000000: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFF_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFF_80000000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 +∞
FFFF_80000000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 -∞
7FFF_80000000_00000001: 00000005 00000004 SNaN
7FFF_BFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000005 00000004 SNaN
7FFF_C0000000_00000000: 00000003 0000000F Indefinite QNaN
7FFF_C0000000_00000001: 00000004 00000004 QNaN
7FFF_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000004 00000004 QNaN
So it seems it is an INVALID range (red)
                and a valid (green)
                may be you want to say not 0001_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF
                but 0001_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF, no ?
                I saw it just now!
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 12:37:08 AM
you have to increment the exponent AFTER you make the "invalid test"

got mine working - i need to do more testing and cleanup before i post
0000_00000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 +0
8000_00000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 -0
0000_00000000_00000001: 00000000 0000001D +3.64519953188247460253e-4951
0000_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 0000001C +3.3621031431120935059e-4932
0000_80000000_00000000: 00000000 0000001D +3.36210314311209350626e-4932
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 0000001D +6.72420628622418701216e-4932
0001_00000000_00000000: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFE_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
0001_80000000_00000000: 00000000 0000001D +3.36210314311209350626e-4932
4000_C90FDAA2_2168C235: 00000000 00000017 +3.14159265358979323851
7FFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 0000001D +1.18973149535723176502e+4932
7FFF_00000000_00000000: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFF_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFF_80000000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 +∞
FFFF_80000000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 -∞
7FFF_80000000_00000001: 00000005 00000004 SNaN
7FFF_BFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000005 00000004 SNaN
7FFF_C0000000_00000000: 00000003 0000000F Indefinite QNaN
7FFF_C0000000_00000001: 00000004 00000004 QNaN
7FFF_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000004 00000004 QNaN

00000000: 00000000 00000002 +0
80000000: 00000000 00000002 -0
00000001: 00000000 0000000F +1.40129846e-45
007FFFFF: 00000000 0000000F +1.17549421e-38
00800000: 00000000 0000000F +1.17549435e-38
BF800000: 00000000 00000002 -1
7F7FFFFF: 00000000 0000000F +3.40282347e+38
7F800000: 00000001 00000002 +∞
FF800000: 00000001 00000002 -∞
7F800001: 00000002 00000003 NaN
7FFFFFFF: 00000002 00000003 NaN

00000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 +0
80000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 -0
00000000_00000001: 00000000 00000018 +4.9406564584124654e-324
000FFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 00000018 +2.2250738585072009e-308
00100000_00000000: 00000000 00000018 +2.2250738585072014e-308
BFF00000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 -1
7FEFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 00000018 +1.7976931348623157e+308
7FF00000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 +∞
FFF00000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 -∞
7FF00000_00000001: 00000002 00000003 NaN
7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000002 00000003 NaN


or, if you like more digits...
0000_00000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 +0
8000_00000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 -0
0000_00000000_00000001: 00000000 00000025 +3.6451995318824746025284059336e-4951
0000_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 00000025 +3.3621031431120935058981578641e-4932
0000_80000000_00000000: 00000000 00000025 +3.3621031431120935062626778173e-4932
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 00000025 +6.7242062862241870121608356815e-4932
0001_00000000_00000000: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFE_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
0001_80000000_00000000: 00000000 00000025 +3.3621031431120935062626778173e-4932
4000_C90FDAA2_2168C235: 00000000 0000001F +3.1415926535897932385128089594
7FFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 00000024 +1.189731495357231765021263853e+4932
7FFF_00000000_00000000: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFF_7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000006 00000007 Invalid
7FFF_80000000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 +∞
FFFF_80000000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 -∞
7FFF_80000000_00000001: 00000005 00000004 SNaN
7FFF_BFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000005 00000004 SNaN
7FFF_C0000000_00000000: 00000003 0000000F Indefinite QNaN
7FFF_C0000000_00000001: 00000004 00000004 QNaN
7FFF_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000004 00000004 QNaN

00000000: 00000000 00000002 +0
80000000: 00000000 00000002 -0
00000001: 00000000 00000033 +1.40129846432481707092372958328991613128026194e-45
007FFFFF: 00000000 00000033 +1.17549421069244107548702944484928734882705243e-38
00800000: 00000000 00000033 +1.17549435082228750796873653722224567781866556e-38
BF800000: 00000000 00000002 -1
7F7FFFFF: 00000000 0000002C +3.4028234663852885981170418348451692544e+38
7F800000: 00000001 00000002 +∞
FF800000: 00000001 00000002 -∞
7F800001: 00000002 00000003 NaN
7FFFFFFF: 00000002 00000003 NaN

00000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 +0
80000000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 -0
00000000_00000001: 00000000 0000002A +4.9406564584124654417656879286822137e-324
000FFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 0000002A +2.2250738585072008890245868760858599e-308
00100000_00000000: 00000000 0000002A +2.2250738585072013830902327173324041e-308
BFF00000_00000000: 00000000 00000002 -1
7FEFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000000 0000002A +1.7976931348623157081452742373170436e+308
7FF00000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 +∞
FFF00000_00000000: 00000001 00000002 -∞
7FF00000_00000001: 00000002 00000003 NaN
7FFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF: 00000002 00000003 NaN


more digits available upon request   :P
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 27, 2013, 04:35:58 AM
Here are my results with 19 digits, 18 decimal places
I am converting the qword integer to digits, not BCD.
I used Olly to see some steps about Denormal

0000_80000000_00000000 = 3.36210314311209351E-4932
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF     = 6.72420628622418702E-4932
0000_00000000_00000001 =ERROR  <-- FPU doesnt load it, gives error (fld tbyte ptr ... => error)
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF =ERROR  <--        "     "        "     "
7FFF_80000000_00000000 =+INFINITY
FFFF_80000000_00000000 =-INFINITY
7FFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF = 1.189731495357231998E+4932
FFFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF =-1.189731495357231998E+4932

Here our results
I dont know why, but the LimitReal10
are not the same.
I will try another way to see if
it gives the same result.

;------------------------------------------
;8000_0000_0000_0000 to FFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF   Signed Pseudo-Denormal
;------------------------------------------

;0000_80000000_00000000:            +3.36210314311209350626e-4932
_DemormalI2     dd 00000000h          ; 3.36210314311209351   E-4932    - Pseudo-Denormal
                dd 80000000h
                dw 0
;0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF:            +6.72420628622418701216e-4932               
_DemormalE2     dd 0FFFFFFFFh     ; 6.72420628622418702   E-4932 - Pseudo-Denormal
                dd 0FFFFFFFFh
                dw 0
;7FFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF:                 +1.18973149535723176502e+4932
_LimitReal10_1  dd 0FFFFFFFFh          ; 1.189731495357231998  E+4932
                dd 0FFFFFFFFh
                dw 7FFEh
;FFFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF:                 +1.18973149535723176502e+4932               
_LimitReal10_2  dd 0FFFFFFFFh         ; -1.189731495357231998  E+4932
                dd 0FFFFFFFFh
                dw 0FFFEh
Quote
more digits available upon request
I am the wrong target. Write it
            to that people that get only 21 digits
            and dont say how they get it !!!  :bgrin:
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 04:50:27 AM
lol - well, i am writing this to be used a different way
i am sure yours are much faster than mine   :P

i wanted a tool that would allow me to see the digits beyond usable resolution
now, if i want to know how much difference there is by adding or subtracting 1 LSB, i can
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 27, 2013, 05:01:17 AM
I have no way to do it in another way, but
it is a FPU rounding question because when
i use 17 decimal places (18 digits) it gives 77 not 998.
It's all, Dave  :t

:biggrin:
Ohhh 77 is what you get !!!  :biggrin:

EDIT:
well, i will post one version of real10 to string
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 27, 2013, 07:46:02 AM
Here one complete example from one proc that
uses BCD - and compress table - 18 digits
(i wrote 11 procedures)

0000_80000000_00000000 = 3.3621031431120935E-4932
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF = 6.724206286224187E-4932
0000_00000000_00000001 =ERROR
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF =ERROR
7FFF_80000000_00000000 =+INFINITY
FFFF_80000000_00000000 =-INFINITY
7FFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF = 1.18973149535723177E+4932
FFFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF =-1.18973149535723177E+4932
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT  end test digits ***
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT  end test digits ***
-1.1
-11.1
-111.1
-1111.1
-11111.1
-111111.1
-1111111.1
-11111111.1
-111111111.1
-1111111111.1
-11111111111.1
-111111111111.1
-1111111111111.1
-11111111111111.1
-111111111111111.1
-1111111111111111.1
-11111111111111111.1
-111111111111111111
-2.2
-22.2
-222.2
-2222.2
-22222.2
-222222.2
-2222222.2
-22222222.2
-222222222.2
-2222222222.2
-22222222222.2
-222222222222.2
-2222222222222.2
-22222222222222.2
-222222222222222.2
-2222222222222222.2
-22222222222222222.2
-222222222222222222
-3.3
-33.3
-333.3
-3333.3
-33333.3
-333333.3
-3333333.3
-33333333.3
-333333333.3
-3333333333.3
-33333333333.3
-333333333333.3
-3333333333333.3
-33333333333333.3
-333333333333333.3
-3333333333333333.3
-33333333333333333.3
-333333333333333333
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
-4.4
-44.4
-444.4
-4444.4
-44444.4
-444444.4
-4444444.4
-44444444.4
-444444444.4
-4444444444.4
-44444444444.4
-444444444444.4
-4444444444444.4
-44444444444444.4
-444444444444444.4
-4444444444444444.4
-44444444444444444
-444444444444444444
-5.5
-55.5
-555.5
-5555.5
-55555.5
-555555.5
-5555555.5
-55555555.5
-555555555.5
-5555555555.5
-55555555555.5
-555555555555.5
-5555555555555.5
-55555555555555.5
-555555555555555.5
-5555555555555555.5
-55555555555555556
-555555555555555556
-6.6
-66.6
-666.6
-6666.6
-66666.6
-666666.6
-6666666.6
-66666666.6
-666666666.6
-6666666666.6
-66666666666.6
-666666666666.6
-6666666666666.6
-66666666666666.6
-666666666666666.6
-6666666666666666.6
-66666666666666667
-6.6666666666666667E+17
-7.7
-77.7
-777.7
-7777.7
-77777.7
-777777.7
-7777777.7
-77777777.7
-777777777.7
-7777777777.7
-77777777777.7
-777777777777.7
-7777777777777.7
-77777777777777.7
-777777777777777.7
-7777777777777777.7
-77777777777777778
-7.7777777777777778E+17
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
-8.8
-88.8
-888.8
-8888.8
-88888.8
-888888.8
-8888888.8
-88888888.8
-888888888.8
-8888888888.8
-88888888888.8
-888888888888.8
-8888888888888.8
-88888888888888.8
-888888888888888.8
-8888888888888888.8
-88888888888888889
-8.8888888888888889E+17
-9.9
-99.9
-999.9
-9999.9
-99999.9
-999999.9
-9999999.9
-99999999.9
-999999999.9
-9999999999.9
-99999999999.9
-999999999999.9
-9999999999999.9
-99999999999999.9
-999999999999999.9
-9999999999999999.9
-100000000000000000
-1.0E+18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001
0.0000001
0.00000001
0.000000001
0.0000000001
0.00000000001
0.000000000001
0.0000000000001
0.00000000000001
0.000000000000001
0.0000000000000001
1.0E-17
1.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.2
0.02
0.002
0.0002
0.00002
0.000002
0.0000002
0.00000002
0.000000002
0.0000000002
0.00000000002
0.000000000002
0.0000000000002
0.00000000000002
0.000000000000002
0.0000000000000002
2.0E-17
2.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.3
0.03
0.003
0.0003
0.00003
0.000003
0.0000003
0.00000003
0.000000003
0.0000000003
0.00000000003
0.000000000003
0.0000000000003
0.00000000000003
0.000000000000003
0.0000000000000003
3.0E-17
3.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.4
0.04
0.004
0.0004
0.00004
0.000004
0.0000004
0.00000004
0.000000004
0.0000000004
0.00000000004
0.000000000004
0.0000000000004
0.00000000000004
0.000000000000004
0.0000000000000004
4.0E-17
4.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.5
0.05
0.005
0.0005
0.00005
0.000005
0.0000005
0.00000005
0.000000005
0.0000000005
0.00000000005
0.000000000005
0.0000000000005
0.00000000000005
0.000000000000005
5.0E-16
5.0E-17
5.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.6
0.06
0.006
0.0006
0.00006
0.000006
0.0000006
0.00000006
0.000000006
0.0000000006
0.00000000006
0.000000000006
0.0000000000006
0.00000000000006
0.000000000000006
6.0E-16
6.0E-17
6.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.7
0.07
0.007
0.0007
0.00007
0.000007
0.0000007
0.00000007
0.000000007
0.0000000007
0.00000000007
0.000000000007
0.0000000000007
0.00000000000007
0.000000000000007
7.0E-16
7.0E-17
7.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.8
0.08
0.008
0.0008
0.00008
0.000008
0.0000008
0.00000008
0.000000008
0.0000000008
0.00000000008
0.000000000008
0.0000000000008
0.00000000000008
0.000000000000008
8.0E-16
8.0E-17
8.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
0.9
0.09
0.009
0.0009
0.00009
0.000009
0.0000009
0.00000009
0.000000009
0.0000000009
0.00000000009
0.000000000009
0.0000000000009
0.00000000000009
0.000000000000009
9.0E-16
9.0E-17
9.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT ***
-1.23456789123456
-12.3456789123456
-123.456789123456
-1234.56789123456
-12345.6789123456
-123456.789123456
-1234567.89123456
-12345678.9123456
-12345678.9123456
-123456789.123456
-1234567891.123456
-12345678912.123456
-123456789123.123456
-1234567891234.12346
-12345678912345.1235
-123456789123456.123
-1234567891234567.12
-12345678912345678.1
-123456789123456789
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10CT --- E N D ---***


Here another - direct - 18 digits


0000_80000000_00000000 =3.3621031431120935E-4932
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF =6.724206286224187E-4932
0000_00000000_00000001 =ERROR
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF =ERROR
7FFF_80000000_00000000 =+INFINITY
FFFF_80000000_00000000 =-INFINITY
7FFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF =1.18973149535723177E+4932
FFFE_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF =1.18973149535723177E+4932
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX  end test digits ***
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
9.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX  end test digits ***
1.1
11.1
111.1
1111.1
11111.1
111111.1
1111111.1
11111111.1
111111111.1
1111111111.1
11111111111.1
111111111111.1
1111111111111.1
11111111111111.1
111111111111111.1
1111111111111111.1
11111111111111111.1
1.11111111111111111E+17
2.2
22.2
222.2
2222.2
22222.2
222222.2
2222222.2
22222222.2
222222222.2
2222222222.2
22222222222.2
222222222222.2
2222222222222.2
22222222222222.2
222222222222222.2
2222222222222222.2
22222222222222222.2
2.22222222222222222E+17
3.3
33.3
333.3
3333.3
33333.3
333333.3
3333333.3
33333333.3
333333333.3
3333333333.3
33333333333.3
333333333333.3
3333333333333.3
33333333333333.3
333333333333333.3
3333333333333333.3
33333333333333333.3
3.33333333333333333E+17
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
4.4
44.4
444.4
4444.4
44444.4
444444.4
4444444.4
44444444.4
444444444.4
4444444444.4
44444444444.4
444444444444.4
4444444444444.4
44444444444444.4
444444444444444.4
4444444444444444.4
44444444444444444
4.44444444444444444E+17
5.5
55.5
555.5
5555.5
55555.5
555555.5
5555555.5
55555555.5
555555555.5
5555555555.5
55555555555.5
555555555555.5
5555555555555.5
55555555555555.5
555555555555555.5
5555555555555555.5
55555555555555556
5.55555555555555556E+17
6.6
66.6
666.6
6666.6
66666.6
666666.6
6666666.6
66666666.6
666666666.6
6666666666.6
66666666666.6
666666666666.6
6666666666666.6
66666666666666.6
666666666666666.6
6666666666666666.6
66666666666666667
6.6666666666666667E+17
7.7
77.7
777.7
7777.7
77777.7
777777.7
7777777.7
77777777.7
777777777.7
7777777777.7
77777777777.7
777777777777.7
7777777777777.7
77777777777777.7
777777777777777.7
7777777777777777.7
77777777777777778
7.7777777777777778E+17
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
8.8
88.8
888.8
8888.8
88888.8
888888.8
8888888.8
88888888.8
888888888.8
8888888888.8
88888888888.8
888888888888.8
8888888888888.8
88888888888888.8
888888888888888.8
8888888888888888.8
88888888888888889
8.8888888888888889E+17
9.9
99.9
999.9
9999.9
99999.9
999999.9
9999999.9
99999999.9
999999999.9
9999999999.9
99999999999.9
999999999999.9
9999999999999.9
99999999999999.9
999999999999999.9
9999999999999999.9
1.0E+17
1.0E+18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.1
0.01
0.001
0.0001
0.00001
0.000001
0.0000001
0.00000001
0.000000001
0.0000000001
0.00000000001
0.000000000001
0.0000000000001
0.00000000000001
0.000000000000001
0.0000000000000001
0.00000000000000001
1.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.2
0.02
0.002
0.0002
0.00002
0.000002
0.0000002
0.00000002
0.000000002
0.0000000002
0.00000000002
0.000000000002
0.0000000000002
0.00000000000002
0.000000000000002
0.0000000000000002
0.00000000000000002
2.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.3
0.03
0.003
0.0003
0.00003
0.000003
0.0000003
0.00000003
0.000000003
0.0000000003
0.00000000003
0.000000000003
0.0000000000003
0.00000000000003
0.000000000000003
0.0000000000000003
0.00000000000000003
3.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.4
0.04
0.004
0.0004
0.00004
0.000004
0.0000004
0.00000004
0.000000004
0.0000000004
0.00000000004
0.000000000004
0.0000000000004
0.00000000000004
0.000000000000004
0.0000000000000004
0.00000000000000004
4.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.5
0.05
0.005
0.0005
0.00005
0.000005
0.0000005
0.00000005
0.000000005
0.0000000005
0.00000000005
0.000000000005
0.0000000000005
0.00000000000005
0.000000000000005
0.0000000000000005
0.00000000000000005
5.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.6
0.06
0.006
0.0006
0.00006
0.000006
0.0000006
0.00000006
0.000000006
0.0000000006
0.00000000006
0.000000000006
0.0000000000006
0.00000000000006
0.000000000000006
0.0000000000000006
0.00000000000000006
6.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.7
0.07
0.007
0.0007
0.00007
0.000007
0.0000007
0.00000007
0.000000007
0.0000000007
0.00000000007
0.000000000007
0.0000000000007
0.00000000000007
0.000000000000007
0.0000000000000007
0.00000000000000007
7.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.8
0.08
0.008
0.0008
0.00008
0.000008
0.0000008
0.00000008
0.000000008
0.0000000008
0.00000000008
0.000000000008
0.0000000000008
0.00000000000008
0.000000000000008
0.0000000000000008
0.00000000000000008
8.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
0.9
0.09
0.009
0.0009
0.00009
0.000009
0.0000009
0.00000009
0.000000009
0.0000000009
0.00000000009
0.000000000009
0.0000000000009
0.00000000000009
0.000000000000009
0.0000000000000009
0.00000000000000009
9.0E-18
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX ***
1.23456789123456
12.3456789123456
123.456789123456
1234.56789123456
12345.6789123456
123456.789123456
1234567.89123456
12345678.9123456
12345678.9123456
123456789.123456
1234567891.123456
12345678912.123456
123456789123.123456
1234567891234.12346
12345678912345.1235
123456789123456.123
1234567891234567.12
12345678912345678.1
1.23456789123456789E+17
*** STOP - ConvertFloat10DX --- E N D ---***
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 12:37:39 PM
i am a little suprised that the FPU won't load those values

however, there is a work around

for pseudo-denormals (bit 63 = 1), you can increment the exponent and evaluate it - those are easy
0000_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF = 0001_FFFFFFFF_FFFFFFFF

for denormals (bit 63 = 0), you can left shift the fraction until bit 63 is 1, keeping track of the count
increment the exponent and load it, then divide by 2^(shift count) in the FPU and evaluate the result
sounds good, in theory, anyways   :P

otherwise, your values look pretty good   :t
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 01:26:08 PM
the routine is finished, although, i want to write a little app that allows command-line hex reals

anyways, this is the test program - i thought you might like to play with it

let me know if you find errors, please - you can be my beta guy   :P
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: jj2007 on April 27, 2013, 03:27:05 PM
Seems to work fine, Dave :t

I wish I'd had had this valuable resource when I designed Str$() (http://www.webalice.it/jj2006/MasmBasicQuickReference.htm#Mb1186) - it would have made many things easier. Great job, young friend :icon14:
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 04:52:51 PM
thanks, Jochen   :t

the one i had back then shifted the ascii string left or right - very slow
but - all you had to do was ask   :P

i am working on a little command-line tool that allows hex entry on the command line
it will also allow 2 switches - one to do steps x-(1 lsb), x, x+(1 lsb), one to do full precision
i will probably post that one in the ling long kai fang thread

maybe when i get better - not feeling well - i may go to the hospital   :(
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: Gunther on April 27, 2013, 08:08:16 PM
Dave,

Quote from: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 04:52:51 PM
maybe when i get better - not feeling well - i may go to the hospital   :(

that's bad news, old friend. What's wrong?

Gunther
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 27, 2013, 08:20:16 PM
Quote from: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 04:52:51 PM
maybe when i get better - not feeling well - i may go to the hospital   :(
I hope you feel better very soon, Dave :t
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: FORTRANS on April 27, 2013, 09:44:18 PM
Hi Dave,

   Get well soon.

Good luck,

Steve
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 10:33:33 PM
thanks, guys   :t

i went to the hospital - turned out to be a minor stomach problem   :P
you won't get rid of me, that easily - lol
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: Gunther on April 27, 2013, 10:48:28 PM
Hi Dave,


Quote from: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 10:33:33 PM
thanks, guys   :t

i went to the hospital - turned out to be a minor stomach problem   :P

that sounds like blessing in disguise. I hope you've a good medical insurance.

Gunther
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: jj2007 on April 28, 2013, 12:27:27 AM
Quote from: dedndave on April 27, 2013, 10:33:33 PM
i went to the hospital - turned out to be a minor stomach problem   :P

Confess that you just wanted a gentle belly massage by some cute gal :biggrin:
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 28, 2013, 04:22:47 AM
ok, i admit it - lol
she was nice, albeit a bit young for me   :P
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on April 28, 2013, 05:53:12 AM
Well, Dave, it seems you returned well, its what we want  :t
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: Siekmanski on April 28, 2013, 03:46:50 PM
Dave, good to hear that it's nothing serious.  :t
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: dedndave on April 28, 2013, 08:41:12 PM
thanks, Rui and Marinus   :t

guess it's not my turn, yet - lol
i have more code to write
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: Gunther on April 28, 2013, 09:35:39 PM
Dave,

The main thing is: You have not lost your sense of humor.

Gunther
Title: Re: Converting real4 to string
Post by: RuiLoureiro on May 02, 2018, 02:34:16 AM
Hi all,
         I replaced ConverterDD by ConverterDF to correct some bugs/fails (see first post)
         Now we may use ConvertFloat4DF or ConvertReal4DF.
         Good luck  :t