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Re: Converting Strings to Floating Point Numbers [message #66743]

Wed, 10 June 2009 16:42

Rachel
Messages: 6
Registered: June 2000

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On Jun 10, 4:14 pm, wlandsman <wlands...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 10, 5:38 pm, Rachel <lotsofche...@gmail.com> wrote:
That does it!
Thanks
Josh
>
>> Hello All,
>
>> Is it possible to test whether or not a string can be successfully
>> converted into a floating point number besides using float and seeing
>> if an error occurs?
>
>> Thanks,
>> Josh
>
> You might look at valid_num.pro (http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp/pro/misc/valid_num.pro
> )
>
> --Wayne

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Re: Converting Strings to Floating Point Numbers [message #66744 is a reply to message #66743]

Wed, 10 June 2009 15:14

wlandsman
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Registered: June 2000

Senior Member

On Jun 10, 5:38 pm, Rachel <lotsofche...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Is it possible to test whether or not a string can be successfully
> converted into a floating point number besides using float and seeing
> if an error occurs?
>
> Thanks,
> Josh

You might look at valid_num.pro ( http://idlastro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp/pro/misc/valid_num.pro
)

--Wayne

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