#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main(){
 printf("(-1544)^(5.35273e-4924) = %Lg\n", powl(-1544.0l, 5.35273e-4924l));

 return 0;
}

The output of the above code compiled with DMC v8.38n is:
(-1544)^(5.35273e-4924) = 1

David

Visual Basic returns the same result.

In article <bt8smu$pc6$1@digitaldaemon.com>, David Grimes says...
>
>#include <math.h>
>#include <stdio.h>
>
>int main(){
> printf("(-1544)^(5.35273e-4924) = %Lg\n", powl(-1544.0l, 5.35273e-4924l));
>
> return 0;
>}
>
>The output of the above code compiled with DMC v8.38n is:
>(-1544)^(5.35273e-4924) = 1
>
>David
>
>