Subj : Re: using cin returns a floating point overflow when entering a float
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : "Bruce Salzman" <bruce@nospam.org>
Date : Sat Feb 28 2004 11:33 am

> When I use cin in a program to enter a number like 1.1 it returns a
floating
> point overflow, I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with division by zero
> at least not in the code I have written, mayby it's in a lib somewhere but
> that doesn't make sense also I guess.

Can you post a small example that compiles to illustrate your problem?

>
> I use borland C++ 5.01 and have the path installed I'm programming an
> Easywin appl. Since I wasn't able to install the program under XP (mayby
> someone knows how to do this??) I'm running it in win98se

I have installed BC++ 5.02 on XP without problems. What goes wrong for you?

Regards,
Bruce

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