Big Integer handling in Blitz Basic 2D?

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Floats in BB2D do not give the right result.

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cash# = 10000000000 ; 10 million

Print currency$ ( cash# )

;@currency function
Function Currency$(value)
    curr$ = Str(value)
	p=0
	For i=Len(curr$) To 1 Step -1
	        If p = 3 Then
            curr$ = Left(curr$,i)+","+Right(curr$,Len(curr$)-i)
            p = 0
        End If
        p = p + 1
	Next
    Return curr$
End Function


This gives an output of 1,410,065,408. Turning "value" to "value#" gives an output that's even wierder.

It doesn't work, neither does using the ^ operator. You have to use a big int function, which I'm reading up upon (doesn't exist as yet), or make the computer work out sums like in binary, or program a chinese abacus system (which goes up to 10 trillion).

OR.... just learn Blitz Max, which I don't like; but I guess it's the only way.