You are my saviour! :-D

Let me know next time you're in South Africa.

I owe you at least one beer. :-)

Tim

At 13:13 05/04/2005, you wrote:

Take a look at this class.

http://delphiforfun.org/Programs/Delphi_Techniques/big_integers.htm

Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Apr 5, 2005 1:42 AM
To: Borland's Delphi  Discussion List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Formatting large numbers

:-( It's bigger than 18. FloatToStrF produces scientific output. :-(

Any other suggestions?

Thanks

Tim

At 18:09 04/04/2005, you wrote:

>Try FloatToStrF. Example below.
>
>Even though Extended is supposed to give 19 or 20 digits of precision, this
>function gives you a maximum precision of only 18 digits.
>
>Note also the following extract from the Delphi Help: (Remember that the
>maximum precision is 18). "If the number of digits to the left of the
>decimal point is greater than the specified precision, the resulting value
>will use scientific format."
>
>   Var X : Extended;  S : String;
>
>   X:= -123456789012345678;  // 18 digits to left of decimal point - works.
>   S:=FloatToStrF(X,ffFixed,18,2);
>   ShowMessage(S);
>
>
>
>Regards,
>        Brendan Blake.
>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
>Of Tim
>Sent: 31 March 2005 09:22
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Formatting large numbers
>
>Hi,
>
>I need to be able to display very large numbers (precision > 16) in text
>strings. After some swearing and shouting, I find that I am able to
>manipulate the numbers using the Delhpi Extended data type (Delphi 5
>Enterprise).
>
>But I cannot get them to display. Using the formatting routines simply
>produces scientific notation - and I need to be able to see the actual
>number as a string.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Regards
>
>Tim
>
>
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