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Re: Angstrom Symbol Nonsense [message #8093 is a reply to message #8037]

Mon, 03 February 1997 00:00

pit
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In article <davidf-ya023080003001971456060001@news.frii.com>,
davidf@dfanning.com (David Fanning) writes:
> It's elementary, my dear Watson. What I wrote was this:
>
> ang = '!6!sA!r!u!9 %!6!n'

I'd suggest *first* write the circle and then the A.
That way you get the distance to the next letter right, e.g. if
you write the full Angstrom Name.

> Bill Thompson <thompson@orpheus.nascom.nasa.gov> writes:

>>> ang = STRING(197B)

>> That's actually the same as the STRING("305B) that you suggested
>> earlier, just expressed in decimal as well as octal.

Carefull with using octal and decimal simultaneously!
Or you will end mixing up Haloween and chrismas, as
DEC 25 = OCT 31

Peter

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		Angstrom Symbol Nonsense By: davidf on Thu, 30 January 1997 00:00
		Re: Angstrom Symbol Nonsense By: rosentha on Wed, 05 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Angstrom Symbol Nonsense By: D.Kennedy on Wed, 05 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Angstrom Symbol Nonsense By: davidf on Wed, 05 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Angstrom Symbol Nonsense By: Struan Gray on Wed, 05 February 1997 00:00
		Re: Angstrom Symbol Nonsense By: pit on Mon, 03 February 1997 00:00
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