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dieeetomsbin()           Convert IEEE Double to MS Binary Double

 #include <math.h>

 int        dieeetomsbin(ieee,msbin);
 double     *ieee;                       Pointer to IEEE double
 double     *msbin;                      Pointer to MS binary

    dieeetomsbin() converts the double precision IEEE format value 'ieee'
    to the Microsoft binary format 'msbin'.  'double' values in Microsoft
    C are normally in IEEE format.

    Returns:    0 if successful, 1 if an overflow resulted.

      Notes:    dieeetomsbin() does not handle IEEE NANs and infinities,
                and IEEE denormals are treated as 0 in the conversion.

                Microsoft BASIC stores numbers in Microsoft binary format.
                This routine enables C programs to use the numeric data in
                files created by MS BASIC.

  -------------------------------- Example ---------------------------------

    The following statement converts an IEEE double to a Microsoft binary
    double:

          #include <math.h>
          #include <stdlib.h>              /* for perror */

          main()
          {
              double IEEE, msbin;

              if(dieeetomsbin(&IEEE,&msbin) == 1)
                   perror("OVERFLOW CONVERTING TO MS BINARY");
           }