Re: Problems with 64-bit numbers

[Michael Griebling <grieblm@inforamp.net>]

>[knip]
>> > If you want hex IO in the OOC lib, you'll have to tell Sander about
>> > it.  We had a short discussion on this topic when Sander added hex IO
>> > for _all_ types and shortly afterwards dropped _all_ of them.
>>
>> Ok, I'll mention it to Sander. Sander, are you listening?  Please give
>> us the ability to output (as a minimum) hexadecimal numbers.
>[knip]
>> Michael G.
>
>No problem. What do you and the rest prefer? A WriteHex... method
>for all the basic types, a subset with the more useful ones or a
>very basic capability like
>
>    PROCEDURE (w: TextWriter) WriteHexBytes(val: ARRAY OF SYSTEM.BYTE);

>I don't mind writing all of them (the module TextRiders, in which a
>TextWriter is defined is completely portable across all systems, so
>will have to be written only once).

No need to get elaborate.  The above WriteHexBytes procedure would be
fine for my needs.  I'm assuming it would output as many hex digits as
indicated by the LEN of val?

>Another possiblity which Michael v Acken and I discussed was to define
>a separate module HexRiders as a subclass of TextRiders. Anyone that
>likes this idea.

Overkill.

>--
>Sander

>We get to pick tools and equipment that suit the job.  We spend nearly all
>our  time programming ART's computer's. (~P.J.Plauger: Programming on Purpose
>III)

Michael Griebling