It’s more than that. There is so much to RegEx, and the different iterations of it, that no dictionary could really cover it. If you want to familiarize yourself with Regex, you really need to visit a tutorial site. Heck, even when you google how to do something, you will likely get a discussion going as to why the first solution posted won’t work right for situation x or y, then someone will contradict that person and before you know it 5 or 6 of the people who actually KNOW Regex will jump into the fray. You may or may not get a really good answer.
Bob S > On Nov 23, 2020, at 4:43 PM, Roger Guay via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Unfortunately, there are not enough examples in the dictionary for an amateur > like myself to understand it! > > Roger > >> On Nov 23, 2020, at 4:09 PM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> All this is why I prefer format() over numberFormat. The function is more >> versatile and you get exactly what you specify with less guess work. >> >> On 11/23/2020 6:52 PM, Roger Guay via use-livecode wrote: >>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
