Re: fwrite int or float

From: Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 04:51:02 +0000
Subject: Re: fwrite int or float
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* Thus wrote Ted Huntington (thunting@uci.edu): > I basically solved this problem of writing a 32 bit float in little endian on > a big endian computer using: > $num2=pack("f",$num); > fwrite($fp,$num2[3],1); > fwrite($fp,$num2[2],1); > fwrite($fp,$num2[1],1); > fwrite($fp,$num2[0],1); > > for floating point (I am working on a UNIX [big endian] making a file for i86 > [little endian]). > > The more info, the better, perhaps some body else will search and find this > if ever the need. There was a large discussion on this about two weeks ago, check the archives on 'big endian' Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."

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