LONG NUMBERS --> No Exponents

Hi...I'm trying to make a program to find patterns in numbers. The only problem is that the numbers i'm using can have more than 15 digits long, which is bigger than the maximum number for a DOUBLE type variable. I tried using strings but it still failed and gave me something like 1.11111111111111E16 and i dont want that because it rounds the numbers up and defeats the purpose behind patterns.

The thing is, i'm adding numbers together using something like

A = Val(Num1) + Val(Num2)

and that always gives me exponents. so how do i fix this?

val returns numeric string of appropriate type. As you say you understand, double only goes to 15 digits, so if you feed val something that has to be returned as a double, then it will give you a value that has less than 15 digits and the way it does that is to use exponential notation.

It sounds as though you want to use the VB data types and yet not be bound by their limitations. Can't happen.

U should be able to do it......the old fashioned way....Give me a sec..

Ok a very barbones version. U could add error handling code

VB Code:

Private Function Add_The_Way_We_Learnt_As_Kids(uValOne As String, uValTwo As String) As String
Dim bytCarry As Byte, intResult As String, lngPos As Long
Dim StrSum As String
If Len(uValOne) > Len(uValTwo) Then
    uValTwo = String(Len(uValOne) - Len(uValTwo), "0") & uValTwo
ElseIf Len(uValOne) < Len(uValTwo) Then
    uValOne = String(Len(uValTwo) - Len(uValOne), "0") & uValOne
End If
 
 
For lngPos = Len(uValOne) To 1 Step -1
    intResult = (CInt(Mid(uValOne, lngPos, 1)) + CInt(Mid(uValTwo, lngPos, 1)))
    If bytCarry = 1 Then
        intResult = intResult + 1
        bytCarry = 0
    End If
    
    If Len(CStr(intResult)) = 2 Then
         bytCarry = 1
         intResult = CInt(Right$(CStr(intResult), 1))
    End If
        
    StrSum = CStr(intResult) & StrSum
    'Debug.Print StrSum
Next lngPos
    Add_The_Way_We_Learnt_As_Kids = StrSum
           
 
End Function
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim testVal1 As String, testVal2 As String
testVal1 = "123458792314147451225187487840010005484445610005"
testVal2 = "4568144484844848489421213232955629595944"
Debug.Print Add_The_Way_We_Learnt_As_Kids(testVal1, testVal2)
Debug.Print CCur(testVal1) + CCur(testVal2)
End Sub

Same as we learnt in junior school. Beging from the right and carry over if greater than 9.

the code's good..but it's buggy and I can't find the bug for some reason. You're all familiar with the fibinacci sequence, right? So i tested your code with that simple program...but for some reason, it can't do it and I couldn't find the problem. :S I fixed it for the first 2 digits but that's it. So I put it back to your code, and only 1 digit is added :S!

VB Code:

Option Explicit
 
Sub Main()
    Fibinacci 216, "D:\OutPut.txt"
End Sub
 
Private Function Adding(uValOne As String, uValTwo As String) As String
    Dim bytCarry As Byte
    Dim intResult As String
    Dim lngPos As Long
    Dim StrSum As String
    
    If Len(uValOne) > Len(uValTwo) Then
        uValTwo = String(Len(uValOne) - Len(uValTwo), "0") & uValTwo
    ElseIf Len(uValOne) < Len(uValTwo) Then
        uValOne = String(Len(uValTwo) - Len(uValOne), "0") & uValOne
    End If
 
    For lngPos = Len(uValOne) To 1 Step -1
        intResult = (CInt(Mid(uValOne, lngPos, 1)) + CInt(Mid(uValTwo, lngPos, 1)))
        If bytCarry = 1 Then
            intResult = intResult + 1
            bytCarry = 0
        End If
        
        If Len(CStr(intResult)) = 2 Then
             bytCarry = 1
             intResult = CInt(Right$(CStr(intResult), 1))
        End If
            
        StrSum = CStr(intResult) & StrSum
        
    Next lngPos
    Adding = StrSum
 
End Function
 
Function Fibinacci(Times As Integer, FilePath As String) As Boolean
    On Error Resume Next
    
    Dim I As Long
    
    Dim A As String
    Dim B As String
    Dim C As String
    
    Kill FilePath
    
    A = "1"
    B = "1"
    C = "0"
    
    Open FilePath For Binary As #1
        
        Put #1, , "1." & vbTab & A & vbCrLf
        Put #1, , "2." & vbTab & B & vbCrLf
        
        For I = 2 To Times
            A = Adding(A, B)
 
            DoEvents
            
            Put #1, , I & "." & vbTab & A & vbCrLf
            
            C = A
            A = B
            B = C
        Next I
        
    Close #1
End Function