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Re: Converting INT to STRING out of space... [message #43163 is a reply to message #43157]

Mon, 21 March 2005 07:56

Craig Markwardt
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Nuno Oliveira <nmoliveira@fc.ul.pt> writes:
> If I want to save a file within a cicle and I want the name of
> the file to have the number related to the cicle, I have a problem
> that maybe someone in here have faced.
>
> Apparently there is no way that I can eliminate a space in a
> string made of an integer variable. Try:
>
> number = 3
> aux = STRCOMPRESS(STRING(number))
> file = 'saving'+aux+'.dat'
>
> And, this way the variable file will be 'saving 3.dat' with a SPACE
> inside the string. Any tips of how I can avoid this space?

Yes, how about,
aux = strtrim(number,2)
or, to solve your whole problem at once,
file = string(number,format='("saving",I0,".dat")')

I use both.

Craig

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		Re: Converting INT to STRING out of space... By: R.G. Stockwell on Mon, 21 March 2005 09:21
		Re: Converting INT to STRING out of space... By: Craig Markwardt on Mon, 21 March 2005 07:56
		Re: Converting INT to STRING out of space... By: Ben Panter on Mon, 21 March 2005 08:03
		Re: Converting INT to STRING out of space... By: tam on Mon, 21 March 2005 08:00
		Re: Converting INT to STRING out of space... By: Ben Panter on Mon, 21 March 2005 08:00

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