I haven't done anything with Fortran since college, but I believe "D" is sometimes used to separate the mantissa and exponent in Fortran.
--- Greg Kreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not sure of what you are asking. Are you referring to this? > > >w .24e-2 > .0024 > > Nancy E. Anthracite wrote: > > >Is it fairly typical to provide numbers in a format with a D > followed by a > >power of 10, i.e. 0.2400000D-02 is really .00240000, for entry into > >databases to be parsed and used by programs? If it is, is the D-02 > portion > >usually provided in the same piece of data or "cell" or whatever you > want to > >call it, or in a different, perhaps adjoining, cell? > > > > > > -- > Greg Kreis http://www.PioneerDataSys.com > > "You are today where your thoughts have brought you, you will > be tomorrow where your thoughts take you." (James Lane Allen) > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive > Reporting > Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time > by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, > etc. > Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ===== A practical man is a man who practices the errors of his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli ==== Greg Woodhouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
