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 > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Klaus. > > Old fashioned way: > > Set the numberFormat to "0" > Answer "4.21911E+11" + 0 > > Craig > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf > Of Klaus major-k via use-livecode > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 3:48 PM > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Cc: Klaus major-k <kl...@major-k.de> > Subject: Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation > > Hi Paul, > >> Am 22.11.2020 um 21:44 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >> >> 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 > -- > Klaus Major > https://www.major-k.de > kl...@major-k.de > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode