07-271 To: J3 From: Dick Hendrickson Subject: Interpretation: Field width for INFINITY output Date: 2007 August 02 NUMBER: F03/0100 TITLE: Error in field width for special cases of signed INFINITY output KEYWORDS: formatted output, signed infinity DEFECT TYPE: Erratum STATUS: J3 consideration in progress QUESTION: Is there an error in the description for the output of a IEEE infinity with a sign and a field width of 3 or 8? 228:36-37 describes the output for an IEEE infinity and special cases field widths of 3 and 8. But, the special casing doesn't consider the possibility of a plus or minus sign in the field. A signed infinity should be special cased for field widths of 9 and 4. ANSWER: Yes, there is an error in the special cases. Edits are provided to correctly describe the required field widths for signed infinities. EDITS: SUBMITTED BY: Dick Hendrickson HISTORY: 07-xxx mxxx F03/00xx Submitted