Setting double to infinity

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I need to set a variable to infinity or the highest possible number for the computer. But I have no idea how to do this. I did this a little while dabbling in assembly but I am unsure how to do this in C++. Thanks.

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Re: Setting double to infinity

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I need to set a variable to infinity or the highest possible number for the computer. But I have no idea how to do this. I did this a little while dabbling in assembly but I am unsure how to do this in C++. Thanks.

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