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Re: Obtaining exponent from a scientific format number [message #30287 is a reply to message #30279]

Wed, 17 April 2002 15:21

Dick Jackson
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Registered: August 1998

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"David Fanning" <david@dfanning.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.172759ba2f12aa6198988f@news.frii.com...
> Dick Jackson (dick@d-jackson.com) writes:
>
>> Here's a way that you might like, but I know some others won't, as it
uses
>> the mysterious and cryptic "regular expressions" feature.
>> ; " * . * e *"
>> strPieces = StRegEx(str, '(.*)(\.)(.*)(e)(.*)', /Extract, /SubExpr)
>> ; strPieces now contains StrArr(6, n), columns 1-5 hold the pieces
>
> I just think anything that has a bunch of &%#@s in it
> is a real programmer's solution, using real programmer
> language! :-)

Just to clarify, I think David would be paying a Real Compliment if he
capitalized Real Programmer, but it seems he's been working on his backhand!
:-)

Hmm, upon seeing cool IDL stuff David has done, I've sometimes said
"Unreal!". Does that make him an Unreal Programmer? :-)

Cheers,
--
-Dick

Dick Jackson / dick@d-jackson.com
D-Jackson Software Consulting / http://www.d-jackson.com
Calgary, Alberta, Canada / +1-403-242-7398 / Fax: 241-7392

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		Re: Obtaining exponent from a scientific format number By: Nigel Wade on Thu, 18 April 2002 01:41
		Re: Obtaining exponent from a scientific format number By: Dick Jackson on Wed, 17 April 2002 15:21
		Re: Obtaining exponent from a scientific format number By: David Fanning on Wed, 17 April 2002 10:07
		Re: Obtaining exponent from a scientific format number By: Dick Jackson on Wed, 17 April 2002 09:56
		Re: Obtaining exponent from a scientific format number By: Michael Baca on Wed, 17 April 2002 09:50

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