RE: Converting from scientific to integer/decimal

["M. Lazarus" <mlazarus@xxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

 I'm not at the /400 right now, but would this work (assuming atof was 
prototyped properly)?

 IntValue = AtoF( '123456+E4' )

 -mark


At 10/19/04 09:38 PM, you wrote:
> Atof() should do it for you. Not sure what else you'll need.
> What do you mean, can't get it to work?
> -Bob
>
>
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> Subject: Converting from scientific to integer/decimal
>
>   I have been playing around with converting a number scientific to integer
> or decimal.  This is data that is coming from a spreadsheet and needs to be
> processed as a number.  Since it can be a 12 digit number Excel
> automatically converts it to scientific format.  (BTW, is there a way to
> permanently turn off this behavior?)
>
>   I have played w/ some of the RPG BIFs and the atof C API, but can't seem
> to get it working.  Does anyone have some sample code that does this?  TIA.
>
>   -mark