Oops, doesn’t work here. I have this script:
on MouseUp
set the numberformat to “0"
put 4.21911e+11
End mouseUp
puts 4.21911e+11 into msg box
What am I missing?
Roger
> On Nov 23, 2020, at 6:57 AM, Craig newman via use-livecode
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Klaus.
>
> Old fashioned way:
>
> Set the numberFormat to "0"
> Answer "4.21911E+11" + 0
>
> Craig
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-livecode [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Klaus major-k via use-livecode
> Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 3:48 PM
> To: How to use LiveCode <[email protected]>
> Cc: Klaus major-k <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation
>
> Hi Paul,
>
>> Am 22.11.2020 um 21:44 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
> <[email protected]>:
>>
>> So, if you want to concert form scientific notation to a real number, you
> can use the "format" function (see dictionary). Example:
>> putformat("%1.0f",4.21911E+11) -- outputs 421911000000 Is that shat yo
>> are looking for?
>
> YES, thanks a BUNCH, that is exactly what I need!
>
>
> Best
>
> Klaus
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