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Re: two issues with julian dates [message #54812 is a reply to message #54811]

Wed, 11 July 2007 15:37

David Fanning
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Josh writes:

> Perhaps it is because it is getting late into the afternoon, but I
> can't use that technique to stuff the new Julian date into a variable,
> correct? If I want to just save that beautifully long number in an
> array, how can I keep it formatted like that?

Well, it *is* formatted like that, since it is a double precision
value. I think you are confusing the actual number to what
sometimes happens when you print a value. This article will
be of value to you:

http://www.dfanning.com/math_tips/sky_is_falling.html

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		Re: two issues with julian dates By: Josh on Thu, 12 July 2007 13:25
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: David Fanning on Thu, 12 July 2007 12:51
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: David Fanning on Thu, 12 July 2007 12:32
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: Josh on Thu, 12 July 2007 11:02
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: Jean H. on Wed, 11 July 2007 15:43
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: David Fanning on Wed, 11 July 2007 15:37
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: news.qwest.net on Wed, 11 July 2007 15:36
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: Josh on Wed, 11 July 2007 15:25
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: David Fanning on Wed, 11 July 2007 14:58
		Re: two issues with julian dates By: Josh on Mon, 16 July 2007 15:11

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