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/*
* File......: E2D.PRG
* Author....: Gary Baren
* CIS ID....: 75470,1027
* Date......: $Date: 15 Aug 1991 23:03:28 $
* Revision..: $Revision: 1.2 $
* Log file..: $Logfile: E:/nanfor/src/e2d.prv $
*
* This is an original work by Gary Baren and is hereby placed in the
* public domain.
*
* Modification history:
* ---------------------
*
* $Log: E:/nanfor/src/e2d.prv $
*
* Rev 1.2 15 Aug 1991 23:03:28 GLENN
* Forest Belt proofread/edited/cleaned up doc
*
* Rev 1.1 14 Jun 1991 19:51:40 GLENN
* Minor edit to file header
*
* Rev 1.0 07 Jun 1991 23:03:32 GLENN
* Initial revision.
*
*/
/* $DOC$
* $FUNCNAME$
* FT_E2D()
* $CATEGORY$
* Conversion
* $ONELINER$
* Convert scientific notation string to a decimal
* $SYNTAX$
* FT_E2D( <cNumE> ) -> <nDec>
* $ARGUMENTS$
* <cNumE> Scientific notation string to convert
* $RETURNS$
* <nDec> Decimal number
* $DESCRIPTION$
* Given a string in the format x.yEz, the decimal
* equivalent is returned.
* $EXAMPLES$
* ? FT_E2D( "1.23E1" )
* -> 12.3
*
* ? FT_E2D( "-1.235E1" )
* -> -12.35
*
* ? ft_d2e( "5.43E-6" )
* -> 0.0000543
* $SEEALSO$
* FT_D2E()
* $END$
*/
#ifdef FT_TEST
function main( sNumE )
return qout( FT_E2D( sNumE ) )
#endif
function ft_e2d( sNumE )
local nMant, nExp
nMant := val( left( sNumE, at( 'E', sNumE ) - 1 ) )
nExp := val(substr( sNumE, ;
at( 'E', sNumE ) + 1, ;
len( sNumE ) - at( 'E', sNumE ) ;
) ;
)
return( nMant * 10 ^ nExp )