Getting a real number from scientific notation
Craig newman
craig at starfirelighting.com
Mon Nov 23 09:57:15 EST 2020
Klaus.
Old fashioned way:
Set the numberFormat to "0"
Answer "4.21911E+11" + 0
Craig
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Subject: Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation
Hi Paul,
> Am 22.11.2020 um 21:44 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
<use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
>
> So, if you want to concert form scientific notation to a real number, you
can use the "format" function (see dictionary). Example:
> putformat("%1.0f",4.21911E+11) -- outputs 421911000000 Is that shat yo
> are looking for?
YES, thanks a BUNCH, that is exactly what I need!
Best
Klaus
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Klaus Major
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