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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 double

    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:    IEEE NANs and infinities are not converted by
                dieeetomsbin(); IEEE denormals are treated as 0.

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

 Portability:   Applies to MS DOS only.

   ------------------------------ 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");
            }