08-26-2022, 08:36 PM
@Jack
This is the latest update, made for console display, which allows scrolling to see all the results.
I haven't found a tweak yet that would make it process faster than the one using Treebeard's string math, but his routine would need to have the too small of a SQR(8) situation addressed, which is easy.
Pete
This is the latest update, made for console display, which allows scrolling to see all the results.
I haven't found a tweak yet that would make it process faster than the one using Treebeard's string math, but his routine would need to have the too small of a SQR(8) situation addressed, which is easy.
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$CONSOLE:ONLY
_DEST _CONSOLE
DIM SHARED sqrt$, limit&&, betatest%
betatest% = 0
DIM AS STRING n, m, c, sum, f, f4, f4k, c1, c2, c3, c34k, t1, t2, t3
DIM AS LONG k, k4
DIM t AS DOUBLE
limit&& = 200: square_root "8", sqrt$ ' Limit must be as many or more digits than the max digits of the returned value for pi.
FOR pete% = 0 TO 16
digits% = pete% + 10 + pete% * 8
limit&& = digits% + 7
t = TIMER
c1 = "1103"
c2 = "26390"
c3 = "396"
f = "1"
f4k = "1"
sum = "1103"
c34k = "1"
k4 = 0
t1 = c3
t2 = c3
sm t1, "*", t2, c3
t1 = c3
t2 = c3
sm t1, "*", t2, c3
FOR k = 1 TO digits% / (7.984)
t1 = f
sm STR$(k), "*", t1, f
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; f: SLEEP
t1 = f: t2 = f
sm t1, "*", t2, f4
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; f4: SLEEP
t1 = f4: t2 = f4
sm t1, "*", t2, f4
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; f4: SLEEP
t1 = c34k
sm c3, "*", t1, c34k
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; c34k: SLEEP
t1 = STR$(k4 + 1)
t2 = f4k
sm t1, "*", t2, f4k
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; f4k: SLEEP
t1 = STR$(k4 + 2)
t2 = f4k
sm t1, "*", t2, f4k
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; f4k: SLEEP
t1 = STR$(k4 + 3)
t2 = f4k
sm t1, "*", t2, f4k
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; f4k: SLEEP
t1 = STR$(k4 + 4)
t2 = f4k
sm t1, "*", t2, f4k
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; f4k: SLEEP
k4 = k4 + 4
t1 = STR$(k)
sm t1, "*", c2, t2
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; t2: SLEEP
sm c1, "+", t2, t1
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; t1: SLEEP
sm f4k, "*", t1, t2
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; t2: SLEEP
sm f4, "*", c34k, t1
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; t1: SLEEP
sm t2, "/", t1, t3
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "results = "; t3: SLEEP
t1 = sum
sm t1, "+", t3, sum
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "sum = "; sum: SLEEP
CALL pi(t1, sum, k)
NEXT
COLOR 14, 0: PRINT "Ramanujan pi = "; MID$("3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128481", 1, 11 + (k - 2) * 8)
COLOR 7, 0
t = TIMER - t
PRINT "Time:"; t: PRINT
NEXT pete%
END
SUB pi (t1$, sum$, k)
REM square_root "8", sqrt$
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "Pi # = "; sqrt$: SLEEP
t2$ = "9801"
sm sqrt$, "/", t2$, t3$
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "Pi # = "; t3$: SLEEP
sm t3$, "*", sum$, t2$
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "Pi # = "; t2$: SLEEP
sm t1$, "/", t2$, t3$
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "Pi # = "; t3$: SLEEP
sm "1", "/", t2$, t1$
IF betatest% THEN PRINT "Pi # = "; t1$: SLEEP
PRINT "loop #"; LTRIM$(STR$(k));: LOCATE , 10: PRINT " pi = "; MID$(t1$, 1, 11 + (k - 1) * 8);: COLOR 8, 0: PRINT MID$(t1$, 11 + (k - 1) * 8 + 1, 4): COLOR 7, 0
END SUB
SUB sm (s_var1$, operator$, s_var2$, runningtotal$)
DIM AS _INTEGER64 a, c, aa, cc, s, ss
stringmatha$ = s_var1$: stringmathb$ = s_var2$
SELECT CASE operator$
CASE "+", "-"
GOSUB string_add_subtract_new
CASE "*"
GOSUB string_multiply_new
CASE "/"
GOSUB string_divide
CASE ELSE
PRINT "Error, no operator selected. operator$ = "; operator$: END
END SELECT
EXIT SUB
string_divide:
terminating_decimal% = 0: divsign% = 0: divremainder& = 0: divremainder$ = "": divplace& = 0: divplace2& = 0: quotient$ = "": divcarry& = 0
divbuffer& = LEN(stringmathb$) - LEN(stringmatha$)
IF divbuffer& < 0 THEN divbuffer& = 0
d2dividend$ = stringmatha$
d1divisor$ = stringmathb$
IF LEFT$(d1divisor$, 1) = "0" AND LEN(d1divisor$) = 1 THEN PRINT "Division by zero not allowed.": divsign% = 0: EXIT SUB
IF LEFT$(d1divisor$, 1) = "-" THEN divsign% = -1: d1divisor$ = MID$(d1divisor$, 2)
IF LEFT$(d2dividend$, 1) = "-" THEN
IF divsign% THEN
divsign% = 0
ELSE
divsign% = -1
END IF
d2dividend$ = MID$(d2dividend$, 2)
END IF
IF INSTR(d1divisor$, ".") <> 0 THEN
DO UNTIL RIGHT$(d1divisor$, 1) <> "0"
d1divisor$ = MID$(d1divisor$, 1, LEN(d1divisor$) - 1) ' Strip off trailing zeros
LOOP
divplace& = LEN(d1divisor$) - INSTR(d1divisor$, ".")
d1divisor$ = MID$(d1divisor$, 1, INSTR(d1divisor$, ".") - 1) + MID$(d1divisor$, INSTR(d1divisor$, ".") + 1) ' Strip off decimal point.
DO UNTIL LEFT$(d1divisor$, 1) <> "0"
d1divisor$ = MID$(d1divisor$, 2) ' Strip off leading zeros for divisors smaller than .1
LOOP
END IF
IF INSTR(d2dividend$, ".") <> 0 THEN
d2dividend$ = d2dividend$ + STRING$(divplace& - LEN(d2dividend$) - INSTR(d2dividend$, "."), "0") ' Add any zeros based on the length of dividend at decimal - length of divisor at decimal. If less than zero, nothing added.
divplace2& = INSTR(d2dividend$, ".")
DO UNTIL RIGHT$(d2dividend$, 1) <> "0"
d2dividend$ = MID$(d2dividend$, 1, LEN(d2dividend$) - 1) ' Strip off trailing zeros
LOOP
d2dividend$ = MID$(d2dividend$, 1, INSTR(d2dividend$, ".") - 1) + MID$(d2dividend$, INSTR(d2dividend$, ".") + 1) ' Strip off decimal point.
ELSE
d2dividend$ = d2dividend$ + STRING$(divplace&, "0") ' Add any zeros based on the length of dividend at decimal - length of divisor at decimal. If less than zero, nothing added.
divplace& = 0
END IF
DO
DO
divremainder& = divremainder& + 1: divremainder$ = divremainder$ + MID$(d2dividend$, divremainder&, 1)
IF MID$(d2dividend$, divremainder&, 1) = "" THEN
IF divremainder$ = STRING$(LEN(divremainder$), "0") AND LEN(quotient$) > LEN(d2dividend$) THEN
divflag% = -1
terminating_decimal% = -1
EXIT DO
END IF
divcarry& = divcarry& + 1
IF divcarry& = 1 THEN divplace3& = divremainder& - 1
IF divcarry& > limit&& + 1 + divbuffer& THEN
divflag% = -2: EXIT DO
END IF
divremainder$ = divremainder$ + "0" ' No more digits to bring down.
END IF
IF LEN(divremainder$) > LEN(d1divisor$) OR LEN(divremainder$) = LEN(d1divisor$) AND divremainder$ >= d1divisor$ THEN EXIT DO
quotient$ = quotient$ + "0"
LOOP
IF divflag% THEN divflag% = 0: EXIT DO
FOR div_i% = 9 TO 1 STEP -1
stringmatha$ = LTRIM$(STR$(div_i%)): stringmathb$ = d1divisor$
GOSUB string_multiply_new ' Gets runningtotal$
tempcutd$ = divremainder$ ' divremainder$ can be 00 or other leading zero values.
DO
IF LEN(tempcutd$) = 1 THEN EXIT DO
IF LEFT$(tempcutd$, 1) = "0" THEN
tempcutd$ = MID$(tempcutd$, 2)
ELSE
EXIT DO
END IF
LOOP
IF LEN(tempcutd$) > LEN(runningtotal$) OR LEN(tempcutd$) = LEN(runningtotal$) AND runningtotal$ <= tempcutd$ THEN EXIT FOR
NEXT
quotient$ = quotient$ + LTRIM$(STR$(div_i%))
stringmatha$ = LTRIM$(STR$(div_i%)): stringmathb$ = d1divisor$
GOSUB string_multiply_new ' Gets runningtotal$
stringmatha$ = divremainder$: stringmathb$ = runningtotal$
operator$ = "-": GOSUB string_add_subtract_new
divremainder$ = runningtotal$
LOOP
IF divplace& = 0 AND divplace2& = 0 THEN divplace& = divplace3&
IF divplace2& THEN divplace& = divplace& + divplace2& - 1
IF quotient$ = "" THEN divplace& = 0 ' dividend is zero.
IF divplace& OR divplace2& THEN
quotient$ = MID$(quotient$, 1, divplace&) + "." + MID$(quotient$, divplace& + 1)
DO UNTIL RIGHT$(quotient$, 1) <> "0"
quotient$ = MID$(quotient$, 1, LEN(quotient$) - 1) ' Strip off trailing zeros
LOOP
IF RIGHT$(quotient$, 1) = "." THEN quotient$ = MID$(quotient$, 1, LEN(quotient$) - 1) ' Strip off abandoned decimal.
END IF
DO UNTIL LEFT$(quotient$, 1) <> "0"
quotient$ = MID$(quotient$, 2) ' Strip off leading zeros
LOOP
IF quotient$ = "" THEN quotient$ = "0": divsign% = 0
stringmathb$ = quotient$: quotient$ = ""
IF stringmathb$ = "overflow" THEN divsign% = 0: EXIT SUB
runningtotal$ = stringmathb$: stringmathb$ = ""
IF divsign% THEN runningtotal$ = "-" + runningtotal$
IF stringmathround$ <> "" THEN runningtotal$ = runningtotal$ + stringmathround$
RETURN
string_add_subtract_new:
a1$ = stringmatha$: b1$ = stringmathb$
s = 18: i&& = 0: c = 0
a$ = stringmatha$: b$ = stringmathb$: op$ = operator$
IF op$ = "-" THEN
IF LEFT$(b$, 1) = "-" THEN b$ = MID$(b$, 2) ELSE b$ = "-" + b$
END IF
IF INSTR(a$, ".") <> 0 OR INSTR(b$, ".") <> 0 THEN
decimal% = -1
IF INSTR(a$, ".") <> 0 THEN
dec_a&& = LEN(MID$(a$, INSTR(a$, ".") + 1))
a$ = MID$(a$, 1, INSTR(a$, ".") - 1) + MID$(a$, INSTR(a$, ".") + 1)
END IF
IF INSTR(b$, ".") <> 0 THEN
dec_b&& = LEN(MID$(b$, INSTR(b$, ".") + 1))
b$ = MID$(b$, 1, INSTR(b$, ".") - 1) + MID$(b$, INSTR(b$, ".") + 1)
END IF
' Line up decimal places by inserting trailing zeros.
IF dec_b&& > dec_a&& THEN
j&& = dec_b&&
a$ = a$ + STRING$(dec_b&& - dec_a&&, "0")
ELSE
j&& = dec_a&&
b$ = b$ + STRING$(dec_a&& - dec_b&&, "0")
END IF
END IF
IF LEFT$(a$, 1) = "-" OR LEFT$(b$, 1) = "-" THEN
IF LEFT$(a$, 1) = "-" AND LEFT$(b$, 1) = "-" THEN
sign$ = "--": a$ = MID$(a$, 2): b$ = MID$(b$, 2)
ELSE
IF LEFT$(a$, 1) = "-" THEN a$ = MID$(a$, 2): sign_a$ = "-"
IF LEFT$(b$, 1) = "-" THEN b$ = MID$(b$, 2): sign_b$ = "-"
IF LEFT$(a1$, 1) = "-" THEN a1_x$ = MID$(a1$, 2) ELSE a1_x$ = a1$
IF LEFT$(b1$, 1) = "-" THEN b1_x$ = MID$(b1$, 2) ELSE b1_x$ = b1$
string_compare a1_x$, b1_x$, gl%
IF gl% < 0 THEN
IF LEN(sign_b$) THEN sign$ = "-": SWAP a$, b$
ELSE
IF LEN(sign_a$) THEN sign$ = "-": SWAP sign_a$, sign_b$
END IF
END IF
END IF
z$ = ""
' Addition and subtraction of digits.
DO
i&& = i&& + s
x1$ = MID$(a$, LEN(a$) - i&& + 1, s)
x2$ = MID$(b$, LEN(b$) - i&& + 1, s)
zeros% = LEN(x1$): IF LEN(x2$) > zeros% THEN zeros% = LEN(x2$)
a = VAL(sign_a$ + x1$) + VAL(sign_b$ + x2$) + c
IF x1$ + x2$ = "" AND c = 0 THEN EXIT DO
c = 0
IF a > VAL(STRING$(s, "9")) THEN a = a - 10 ^ s: c = 1
IF a < 0 THEN a = a + 10 ^ s: c = -1 ' a will never be less than 0.
tmp$ = LTRIM$(STR$(a))
z$ = STRING$(zeros% - LEN(tmp$), "0") + tmp$ + z$
LOOP
IF decimal% THEN
z$ = MID$(z$, 1, LEN(z$) - j&&) + "." + MID$(z$, LEN(z$) - j&& + 1)
END IF
' Remove any leading zeros.
DO
IF LEFT$(z$, 1) = "0" THEN z$ = MID$(z$, 2) ELSE EXIT DO
LOOP
IF z$ = "" OR z$ = "0" THEN z$ = "0" ELSE z$ = LEFT$(sign$, 1) + z$
runningtotal$ = z$
sign$ = "": sign_a$ = "": sign_b$ = "": i&& = 0: j&& = 0: decimal% = 0: c = 0
RETURN
string_multiply_new:
z$ = "": sign$ = "": mult&& = 0: h&& = 0: i&& = 0: j&& = 0: c = 0: decimal% = 0
zz$ = "": ii&& = 0: jj&& = 0
s = 8: ss = 18
a$ = stringmatha$: b$ = stringmathb$
IF INSTR(a$, "-") <> 0 OR INSTR(b$, "-") <> 0 THEN
IF INSTR(a$, "-") <> 0 AND INSTR(b$, "-") <> 0 THEN
a$ = MID$(a$, 2): b$ = MID$(b$, 2)
ELSE
IF INSTR(a$, "-") <> 0 THEN a$ = MID$(a$, 2) ELSE b$ = MID$(b$, 2)
sign$ = "-"
END IF
END IF
IF INSTR(a$, ".") <> 0 OR INSTR(b$, ".") <> 0 THEN
decimal% = -1
IF INSTR(a$, ".") <> 0 THEN
dec_a&& = LEN(MID$(a$, INSTR(a$, ".") + 1))
a$ = MID$(a$, 1, INSTR(a$, ".") - 1) + MID$(a$, INSTR(a$, ".") + 1)
END IF
IF INSTR(b$, ".") <> 0 THEN
dec_b&& = LEN(MID$(b$, INSTR(b$, ".") + 1))
b$ = MID$(b$, 1, INSTR(b$, ".") - 1) + MID$(b$, INSTR(b$, ".") + 1)
END IF
END IF
IF LEN(a$) < LEN(b$) THEN SWAP a$, b$ ' Needed so x1$ is always the largest for leading zero replacements.
' Multiplication of digits.
DO
h&& = h&& + s: i&& = 0
x2$ = MID$(b$, LEN(b$) - h&& + 1, s)
DO
i&& = i&& + s
x1$ = MID$(a$, LEN(a$) - i&& + 1, s)
a = VAL(x1$) * VAL(x2$) + c
c = 0
tmp$ = LTRIM$(STR$(a))
IF LEN(tmp$) > s THEN c = VAL(MID$(tmp$, 1, LEN(tmp$) - s)): tmp$ = MID$(tmp$, LEN(tmp$) - s + 1)
z$ = STRING$(LEN(x1$) - LEN(tmp$), "0") + tmp$ + z$
LOOP UNTIL i&& >= LEN(a$) AND c = 0
jj&& = jj&& + 1
IF jj&& > 1 THEN
ii&& = 0: cc = 0
aa$ = holdaa$
bb$ = z$ + STRING$((jj&& - 1) * s, "0")
' Addition only of digits.
DO
ii&& = ii&& + ss
xx1$ = MID$(aa$, LEN(aa$) - ii&& + 1, ss)
xx2$ = MID$(bb$, LEN(bb$) - ii&& + 1, ss)
IF LEN(xx1$) < LEN(xx2$) THEN SWAP xx1$, xx2$
aa = VAL(xx1$) + VAL(xx2$) + cc
IF xx1$ + xx2$ = "" AND cc = 0 THEN EXIT DO ' Prevents leading zeros.
cc = 0
IF aa > VAL(STRING$(ss, "9")) THEN aa = aa - 10 ^ ss: cc = 1
tmp$ = LTRIM$(STR$(aa))
zz$ = STRING$(LEN(xx1$) - LEN(tmp$), "0") + tmp$ + zz$
LOOP
DO WHILE LEFT$(zz$, 1) = "0"
IF LEFT$(zz$, 1) = "0" THEN zz$ = MID$(zz$, 2)
LOOP
IF zz$ = "" THEN zz$ = "0"
holdaa$ = zz$
ELSE
holdaa$ = z$ + STRING$(jj&& - 1, "0")
END IF
z$ = "": zz$ = ""
LOOP UNTIL h&& >= LEN(b$)
z$ = holdaa$
IF decimal% THEN
DO UNTIL LEN(z$) >= dec_a&& + dec_b&&
z$ = "0" + z$
LOOP
z$ = MID$(z$, 0, LEN(z$) - (dec_a&& + dec_b&& - 1)) + "." + MID$(z$, LEN(z$) - (dec_a&& + dec_b&&) + 1)
DO UNTIL RIGHT$(z$, 1) <> "0" AND RIGHT$(z$, 1) <> "."
z$ = MID$(z$, 1, LEN(z$) - 1)
LOOP
END IF
IF z$ = "" OR z$ = "0" THEN z$ = "0" ELSE z$ = sign$ + z$
decimal% = 0: sign$ = ""
runningtotal$ = z$
RETURN
END SUB
SUB string_compare (compa$, compb$, gl%)
DO
' Remove trailing zeros after a decimal point.
IF INSTR(compa$, ".") THEN
DO UNTIL RIGHT$(compa$, 1) <> "0" AND RIGHT$(compa$, 1) <> "." AND RIGHT$(compa$, 1) <> "-"
compa$ = MID$(compa$, 1, LEN(compa$) - 1)
LOOP
END IF
IF INSTR(compb$, ".") THEN
DO UNTIL RIGHT$(compb$, 1) <> "0" AND RIGHT$(compb$, 1) <> "." AND RIGHT$(compb$, 1) <> "-"
compb$ = MID$(compb$, 1, LEN(compb$) - 1)
LOOP
END IF
IF MID$(compa$, 1, 2) = "-0" OR compa$ = "" OR compa$ = "-" THEN compa$ = "0"
IF MID$(compb$, 1, 2) = "-0" OR compb$ = "" OR compb$ = "-" THEN compb$ = "0"
' A - and +
IF LEFT$(compa$, 1) = "-" THEN j% = -1
IF LEFT$(compb$, 1) = "-" THEN k% = -1
IF k% = 0 AND j% THEN gl% = -1: EXIT DO
IF j% = 0 AND k% THEN gl% = 1: EXIT DO
' A decimal and non-decimal.
j% = INSTR(compa$, ".")
k% = INSTR(compb$, ".")
IF j% = 0 AND k% THEN
IF compa$ = "0" THEN gl% = -1 ELSE gl% = 1
EXIT DO
END IF
IF k% = 0 AND j% THEN
IF compb$ = "0" THEN gl% = 1 ELSE gl% = -1
EXIT DO
END IF
' Both decimals.
IF j% THEN
IF compa$ > compb$ THEN
gl% = 1
ELSEIF compa$ = compb$ THEN gl% = 0
ELSEIF compa$ < compb$ THEN gl% = -1
END IF
EXIT DO
END IF
' Both positive or both negative whole numbers.
SELECT CASE LEN(compa$)
CASE IS < LEN(compb$)
gl% = -1
CASE IS = LEN(compb$)
IF compa$ = compb$ THEN
gl% = 0
ELSEIF compa$ > compb$ THEN gl% = 1
ELSEIF compa$ < compb$ THEN gl% = -1
END IF
CASE IS > LEN(compb$)
gl% = 1
END SELECT
EXIT DO
LOOP
END SUB
SUB square_root (x$, sqrt$)
oldy$ = "": sqrt$ = "": custom_limit&& = 200
IF INSTR(x$, ".") THEN
decx$ = MID$(x$, 1, INSTR(x$, ".") - 1)
x$ = MID$(x$, 1, INSTR(x$, ".") - 1) + MID$(x$, INSTR(x$, ".") + 1)
IF LEN(x$) = 1 THEN x$ = x$ + "0"
ELSE
decx$ = x$
END IF
j&& = LEN(decx$)
' VAL() okay, one character eval.
IF VAL(RIGHT$(LTRIM$(STR$(j&&)), 1)) / 2 = VAL(RIGHT$(LTRIM$(STR$(j&&)), 1)) \ 2 THEN
i&& = 1 ' Even number length.
ELSE
i&& = 0 ' Odd number length.
END IF
DO
sm z$, "-", k$, runningtotal$
z$ = runningtotal$ + (MID$(x$, i&&, 2))
IF LEFT$(z$, 1) = "0" THEN z$ = MID$(z$, 2) ' Remove leading zeros
oldy$ = ""
FOR j&& = 1 TO 10
IF i&& > 1 THEN
sm sqrt$, "*", "2", y$
y$ = y$ + LTRIM$(STR$(j&&))
ELSE
y$ = LTRIM$(STR$(j&&))
END IF
sm y$, "*", LTRIM$(STR$(j&&)), runningtotal$
string_compare runningtotal$, z$, gl%
IF gl% > -1 THEN
IF gl% = 0 THEN
h% = 0: oldy$ = y$ ' Perfect square division.
ELSE
h% = 1
END IF
sm oldy$, "*", LTRIM$(STR$(j&& - h%)), runningtotal$
IF STRING$(LEN(z$), "0") = z$ AND runningtotal$ = "0" AND i&& >= LEN(decx$) THEN EXIT DO
IF dpx&& = 0 THEN ' Limited to && size unless converted to string.
IF i&& >= LEN(decx$) THEN
dpx&& = INT(LEN(decx$) / 2 + .5)
IF dpx&& = 0 THEN dpx&& = -1
END IF
END IF
IF betatest% < -1 THEN PRINT "Sqrt "; sqrt$; " * 2 = ";: COLOR 2, 0: PRINT LTRIM$(STR$(VAL(sqrt$) * 2));: COLOR 7, 0: PRINT LTRIM$(STR$(j&& - h%)); " * "; LTRIM$(STR$(j&& - h%)); " ="; VAL(oldy$) * (j&& - h%)
sqrt$ = sqrt$ + LTRIM$(STR$(j&& - h%))
sm oldy$, "*", LTRIM$(STR$(j&& - h%)), runningtotal$
k$ = runningtotal$
IF betatest% < -1 THEN PRINT "Remainder "; z$; " minus "; k$; " = ";
EXIT FOR
END IF
oldy$ = y$
NEXT
i&& = i&& + 2
IF LEN(z$) >= custom_limit&& THEN EXIT DO
x$ = x$ + "00"
LOOP
IF dpx&& THEN
sqrt$ = MID$(sqrt$, 0, dpx&& + 1) + "." + MID$(sqrt$, dpx&& + 1)
END IF
END SUB
Pete