Alan, This issue has been fixed in git-next. We'll have it merged into master soon. The user is shown options to change the precision and using scientific notation when saving data as CSV.
http://paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=12705 Utkarsh On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Utkarsh Ayachit <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm pretty sure it's just as trivial to provide an option to the user :). > > Utkarsh > > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Scott, W Alan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Is there any downside to hard coding it to some bigger number, such as 12 >> digits? That should be safe and trivial, shouldn’t it? >> >> >> >> Let me know, and I will write up bug reports. >> >> >> >> Alan >> >> >> >> From: Robert Maynard [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2012 12:03 PM >> To: Scott, W Alan >> Cc: [email protected] >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Paraview] CSV file significant digits >> >> >> >> The precision is currently hard coded I would recommend submitting a bug >> that the precision become a user controlled variable. >> >> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Scott, W Alan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I have a user that is trying to write a spreadsheet to a .csv file. >> Although the spreadsheet displays (and can display) a large number of >> significant digits, when this is written to a .CSV file the precision is >> pretty poor. >> >> >> >> Is there a way to increase the precision of the data in a .CSV file? >> >> >> >> To replicate, just open wavelet, display in a spreadsheet file, change the >> spreadsheet file to have more precision than 6 characters, and File/Export >> this to a .csv file. The .csv file holds only 6 characters of precision for >> each variable. >> >> >> >> Alan >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------- >> >> W. Alan Scott >> >> ParaView Support Manager >> >> >> >> GAITS >> >> Sandia National Laboratories, MS 0822 >> >> Org 9326 - Building 880 A1-C >> >> (505) 284-0932 FAX (505) 284-5619 >> >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Robert Maynard >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >> >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview >> _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.paraview.org/mailman/listinfo/paraview
