Or:
_5{.":1e9+1
00001
_5{.":1e9+34
00034
_5{.":1e9+340
00340
_5{.":1e9+3400
03400
You can use extended precision if you need more than 18 digits...
FYI,
--
Raul
On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 5:13 PM, robert therriault
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Working with Bjorn's suggestion, you could do this
>
> (('0'#~' '&=) , (#~ ' '&~:)) 5j0 ": 0034
> 00034
> (('0'#~' '&=) , (#~ ' '&~:)) 5j0 ": 34
> 00034
> (('0'#~' '&=) , (#~ ' '&~:)) 5j0 ": 340
> 00340
> (('0'#~' '&=) , (#~ ' '&~:)) 5j0 ": 3040
> 03040
>
> every result would be a 5 character string though.
>
> Cheers, bob
>
>> On Sep 23, 2016, at 1:23 PM, Björn Helgason <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> # 6j0 ": 000345
>> 6
>>
>>
>> On 23 Sep 2016 20:12, "Skip Cave" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a verb that users can enter, followed by a 2-5 digit number that the
>>> user enters.
>>>
>>>
>>> The input is typed in as a verb followed by a number, but the number can
>>> have leading zeros
>>>
>>>
>>> ": 123
>>>
>>> 123
>>>
>>> #": 123
>>>
>>> 3 NB. What I would expect
>>>
>>> ": 1305610
>>>
>>> 1305610
>>>
>>> #": 1305610
>>>
>>> 7 NB. Also expected
>>>
>>>
>>> ":012
>>>
>>> 12
>>>
>>> #":012
>>>
>>> 2 NB. 😠 Not what I expected.
>>>
>>>
>>> ":000345
>>>
>>> 345
>>>
>>> #":000345
>>>
>>> 3
>>>
>>>
>>> ":00034500
>>>
>>> 34500
>>>
>>> #":00034500
>>>
>>> 5
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> NB. 😵 It drops leading zeros instead of just converting them to text!
>>>
>>>
>>> It doesn't drop internal zeros or trailing zeros, just leading zeros and
>>> only zeros. Not very consistent.
>>>
>>>
>>> I need to have the numeric input typed after a verb be converted to a
>>> character string that is an exact copy of the input number. I could require
>>> that the input be quoted, but would prefer to not have require that.
>>>
>>>
>>> Skip
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Skip Cave
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