Sorry, I forgot about negative numbers. It should be:
SN0001 := "Number is: ",TRUNC(RI0001), ".", ABS(TRUNC((RI0001 -
TRUNC(RI0001))
* 100.0));
John Windle
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Windle, John [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:47 AM
> To: 'Foxboro DCS Mail List'
> Subject: RE: SENDMSG and real numbers
>
> Try:
> SN0001 := "Number is: ", TRUNC(RI0001), ".", TRUNC((RI0001 -
> TRUNC(RI0001))
> * 100.0);
>
> Where SN0001 is the output string and RI0001 is the floating point to
> convert and 100.0 is the decimal precision.
>
> It's ugly, I tried it and it works.
>
>
> John Windle
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sieling, Marcel [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 11:19 AM
> > To: 'Foxboro DCS Mail List'
> > Subject: SENDMSG and real numbers
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > >Is there any way to teach HLBL not to do this and to output real
> > numbers like the rest of the system does?
> >
> > As far as I know no. I solved these kind of problems with two integers
> and
> > a
> > "." in between and a little calculation around it. Could be done in a
> > subroutine and is definetely not the most elegant way. If anyone knows a
> > better way and tells it to me he earned himself a beer next time when
> he's
> > in Dusseldorf (and we have good beer!).
> >
> > best regards -
> >
> > Marcel Sieling
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> > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > > Von: Sascha Wildner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Gesendet am: Montag, 9. April 2001 17:14
> > > An: Foxboro Mailing List
> > > Betreff: SENDMSG and real numbers
> > >
> > > Dear List,
> > >
> > > I have here a sequence which has to output status messages in one of
> its
> > > string outputs (SNxxxx). I use SENDMSG but whenever I want to output
> a
> > > real value like in
> > >
> > > USER_LABELS
> > > STATUS_TXT: SN0001;
> > >
> > > SENDMSG("Tank level is now ", CMP:AIN.PNT, "%") TO STATUS_TXT;
> > >
> > > it gives me this scientific format (sign, number, exponent). I've
> never
> > > heard of any customer who wanted this format so it is really the
> > pessimal
> > > solution. Is there any way to teach HLBL not to do this and to output
> > > real numbers like the rest of the system does?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Sascha
> > >
> >
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