Yaknow, this whole thing is confusing. Turns out you don’t even need to set the numberFormat. put 4.21911e+11 + 0 results in 421910000000.
Roger > On Nov 23, 2020, at 2:44 PM, Craig newman via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Nope. > > The "numberFormat" property is perfectly happy with quotes around its > formatExpression. It is also perfectly happy without it. But I always use > quotes for things like this. > > Craig > > -----Original Message----- > From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf > Of Roger Guay via use-livecode > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2020 5:25 PM > To: How to use LiveCode <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> > Cc: Roger Guay <i...@mac.com> > Subject: Re: Getting a real number from scientific notation > > That works. Thanks, Klaus! > > Roger > > > >> On Nov 23, 2020, at 1:55 PM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Roger, >> >> you forgot + 0 :-) >> >> on MouseUp >> set the numberformat to 0 # NO quotes around this 0 or LC gives an >> error put 4.21911e+11 + 0 End mouseUp >> >> -> 421911000000 >> >>> Am 23.11.2020 um 22:50 schrieb Roger Guay via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >>> 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 >> >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
