Anthony:
> I've quickly searched through the website [rebol.com] documentation and
>  [using keywords like 'printf', 'format', 'round' etc], and it would appear
>  that there is no such thing. 

It's almost inexplicable that there is such a hole in the language or its 
capabilties, isn't it?

In an ancient thread an RT employee (at the time) said:

> I believe Carl already has in mind how he wants to solve
> these types of formatting issues within REBOL.  I don't know
> when it'll happen though.
http://www.rebol.org/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/rebol/ml-display-thread.r?m=rmlYTNB

That thread also references a script by Eric Long, format.r, that:
  "FORMAT aims to be a Reboloid replacement for sprintf."

That would seem to be the answer -- or at least a good starting point...But 
it is no longer in the Library, and I don't know why.

(I did ask why via the REBOL3 Q&A forum and the rebol.com Feedback form. That 
was back in October. No answer as yet).

I do have a copy of Eric Long's format.r but I do not know if it is possible 
to distribute it.

So not a lot of help for you there: just my sympathy.

There are some other partial solutions here:
http://www.rebol.org/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/rebol/ml-display-thread.r?m=rmlCKVC

Sunanda.
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