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Reading 16 bit floats from stream?

Maurizio Colucci
- Maurizio Colucci
  - Gerd Stolpmann
    - Maurizio Colucci
      - Tom
      - Martin Jambon
        
        Tom
        
        Jacques Garrigue
        
        Maurizio Colucci
        
        Gerd Stolpmann

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From:	Martin Jambon <martin1977@l...>
Subject:	Re: [Caml-list] Re: Reading 16 bit floats from stream?

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Maurizio Colucci wrote:

> I assume you mean four read_bytes calls...
>
> and make an int32 of
>> them.
>
>
> How do I create an int32 with four bytes?

I can't recall any predefined function. You can read the bytes one by 
one, and use Int32.shift_left and Int32.logor to create the int32 value.

> Then simply call Int32.float_of_bits.
>
>
> I get this last one, but I can't imagine the previous step.
>
> Thanks
>
> Maurizio
>

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