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Re: my god, it's full of stars.... [message #77220 is a reply to message #77219]

Tue, 16 August 2011 14:42

polystethylene
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On Aug 16, 10:29 pm, Paul van Delst <paul.vande...@noaa.gov> wrote:
> The format used to output the number can't "fit it in". E.g.
>
> IDL> x=0.631398
> IDL> print, format='(f10.6)', x
> 0.631398
> IDL> x=1000.0
> IDL> print, format='(f10.6)', x
> **********
>
> So, if the number being output in your file is >= 1000, you'll get stars.
>
> The ">=" is subject to precision of course:
>
> IDL> x=999.9999
> IDL> print, format='(f10.6)', x
> 999.999878
> IDL> x=999.99999
> IDL> print, format='(f10.6)', x
> **********
>
> cheers,
>
> paulv
>
>

Hi Paul, thanks for the swift reply.

Does this mean the solution for situations where the number is unknown
is to print with format D0.6, and not D10.6?

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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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