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Re: my god, it's full of stars.... [message #77217 is a reply to message #77213]

Tue, 16 August 2011 16:34

polystethylene
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On Aug 16, 10:58 pm, David Fanning <n...@idlcoyote.com> wrote:
> polystethylene writes:
>> Does this mean the solution for situations where the number is unknown
>> is to print with format D0.6, and not D10.6?
>
> It will depend on how anal you are. If you like things
> lined up in nice columns this may not work as well
> as you hoped. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
> P.S. On the other hand, if you don't mind wide columns,
> adding a couple more digits probably wouldn't hurt. You
> might also want to leave some room for negative numbers,
> with their extra minus sign, if you are expecting any.
>
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.idlcoyote.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

Thanks David, that clears things up - I opted for the large number to
maintain the straight columns :)

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		Re: my god, it's full of stars.... By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Wed, 17 August 2011 05:05
		Re: my god, it's full of stars.... By: polystethylene on Tue, 16 August 2011 16:34
		Re: my god, it's full of stars.... By: David Fanning on Tue, 16 August 2011 14:58
		Re: my god, it's full of stars.... By: polystethylene on Tue, 16 August 2011 14:42
		Re: my god, it's full of stars.... By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 16 August 2011 14:29
		Re: my god, it's full of stars.... By: polystethylene on Tue, 30 August 2011 07:09

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