Hello Stuart, I need the same values that are not coverted to the notation.
So if I do: wdclipwrite 0.0000879 0.0000567 0.0000000924123412341 32 I should get the following in Notepad: 0.0000879 0.0000567 0.0000000924123412341 r/Alex -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Baker Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:56 PM To: General forum Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Engineering notation I get: 9!:10'' 16 wdclipwrite 0.0000879 0.0000567 0.0000000924123412341 32 (From Notepad after ctrl-V:) 8.79e_5 5.67e_5 9.24123412341e_8 - is that not what you require? On 12/4/07, Alex Rufon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Devon, > > Yes, I fooled around with this too. > > You see, the problem is not in the number of digits but the precision. > Here is the current setting of my J Session: > 9!:10 '' > 16 > Which shows I have 16 digits precision ... so if I used your example: > 0.123456789112 > 0.123456789112 > There is no problem ... but I am working with really small precision like: > 0.0000879 > 8.79e_5 > Unfortunately, if you use do this in conjunction with the clipboard > wdclipwrite 0.0000879 0.0000567 > 15 > You'll get "erroneous" data. > > Of course I already have a work around for this but I was hoping that > there are simpler ways to print the proper number. > > Still, thanks. :) > > r/Alex > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Devon McCormick > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 8:59 PM > To: General forum > Subject: Re: [Jgeneral] Engineering notation > > I assume you know about the global print precision settings? > > 9!:10 '' NB. What is current precision? > 8 > > 9!:11]12 NB. Set to 12 digits > 0.123456789112 > 0.123456789112 > > On 12/4/07, Alex Rufon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > I'm vexed lately. J > > > > > > > > You see, I've been working on sample garments material purchasing for > > some time and this one is giving me a head ache. You see, I have to work > > with % allowances which sometimes translates to numbers which have more > > than 8 decimal position. Unfortunately, this is a sample garment or a > > prototype that the industrial engineers really want me to return the > > precise values. The problem is not in calculating them but in printing > > the values. > > > > > > > > Take the following for example: > > > > 0.0000000924123412341 > > > > 9.24123412341e_8 > > > > > > > > Or while working with some keys ... I have the following problem: > > > > encodekey=: verb define > > > > 100000 100000 100000 base y > > > > ) > > > > > > > > decodekey=: verb define > > > > 100000 100000 100000 antibase y > > > > ) > > > > > > > > encodekey 999999 12345 12345 > > > > 9.99999123451234e15 > > > > > > > > I do know that using the format function will print the text properly > > like so: > > 20j18 format 0.0000000924123412341 > > > > 0.000000092412341234 > > > > 20j0 format encodekey 999999 12345 12345 > > > > 9999991234512344 > > > > Unfortunately, this will entail that I have to work with boxes now since > > some of my values will be strings. > > > > > > > > Is there a setting in J or a process that I am missing so that the > > correct values are printed? Thanks. > > > > > > > > r/Alex > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > > > > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > ^me^ at acm. > org is my > preferred e-mail > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
