Getting a real number from scientific notation

[Klaus major-k]

Please, this is quite urgent, my customer is waiting impatiently,
so if someone has an idea...

> Am 22.11.2020 um 21:25 schrieb Klaus major-k via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Hi friends,
> 
> see subject.
> 
> I have some values in a CSV with this notation
> According to the dictionary I tried:
> on mouseUp pMouseButton
>   put "4.21911E+11" into tSN
>   set itemdel to "+"
>   put char 1 to -2 of item 2 of tSN into t1
>   put item 2 of tSN into t2
>   put t1*10^t2 into tRes
>   #x*10^y.
> end mouseUp
> 
> But tRes is also in scientific notation ->  1e+11
> When I set a breakpoint and doubleclick that value
> the little popup palette shows a real number however!?
> 
> What am I missing and is this the correct way to do what I need?
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance!

Best

Klaus

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