Number Sectioning

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Multiple values of data in a single variable.

Number Sectioning

symaxian 15 Dec 2007 05:59

I think I've seen this done before but I'm not positive that its possible.
How would a program read a single list entry as containing multiple sections. Such as splitting a number in thirds or such. As an example the number…

11612051708

Might be read as separate variables.

1-16-12-05-17-08

Re: Number Sectioning

burr 15 Dec 2007 07:04

What you're thinking of is compression, and you simply get the respective parts of the numbers using fPart( and iPart(.

Re: Number Sectioning

symaxian 15 Dec 2007 07:23

Ya…that brings me to another question…can you turn .32 into 32 or .4 into 40.

Re: Number Sectioning

burr 15 Dec 2007 07:36

Of course, you just use E2fPart(.32). The E is designed for entering numbers in scientific notation, but it works in this application as well.