use "format" instead of "str" to convert numbers to strings.
For example
str(25^56)="2.441406e+8"
while
format (25^6,"#")="244140625"
"#" is the format specifier. You'll have to learn how these work.
Other than the format specifier, str and format are equivalent.
Format is always better.
John Kubie
On Jan 19, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Barrie Jones wrote:
How do I prevent large numbers in an editfield defaulting to
exponentials?
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