Hi;
trying to run my exam question cd.
When I try to open the exam Q's I get the warning::;
FLOATING POINT : STACK UNDERFLOW
Can someone please explain ::What's the PROBLEM.
Thanks

"stack underflow
A floating-point operation resulted in a stack underflow on the 8087/287/387 coprocessor or the emulator. This error is often caused by a call to a long double function that does not return a value. This error terminates the program with exit code 139. "

"If you ever see the error:


Stack Underflow

it means that a word expected a number on the stack and it wasn't there. For instance, you execute a word with a stack notation like ( n1 n2 n3 -- n) and the stack before executing the word looks like:
( n1 n2 )

You can see that n3 is missing. What will happen here is that the word will use n2 in place of n3, n1 instead of n2, and then try to get another value which does not exist resulting in an immediate Stack Underflow error"

Basically from the two above definitions it looks like a programming error and you should probably contact the software distributor for a bug fix or update....

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wow......MJC that was cool!

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Hi MJC;
Where would be this programming error ???
By software-- do you mean that the cd which I am trying to read ??
Thanks

Is the 'exam CD' just questions that you read in Word or something?
Or do you run it's own program to use it?
If so, it may not be compatible with your OS and/or version.
See if you can find out the system requirements for the program.
If it runs in DOS, sometimes you can 'trick' it with SETVER.


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"I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
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Hi TJ ;
I think you are right.
This cd is running fine on win-98.
My win is ME .
Does this causes the Floating Point issue also as given in my first post.
Thanks

Probably. Exam program may have been around for a few years before Me was even released.

Won't run on Me until the vendor 'ports it over', making necessary changes.

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"I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
-- Charles Babbage, mathematician, computer pioneer, analytical engine designer (1791-1871)

Programming error on the CD, and if there isn't an update for ME then use it in 98.

Floatiing Point : Stack underflow or Stack Overflow always come in pairs, and send out a code to terminate.

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mjc
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Hi ; Thanks for all the help & info on this subject.