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/*
* File......: D2E.PRG
* Author....: Gary Baren
* CIS ID....: 75470,1027
* Date......: $Date: 15 Aug 1991 23:05:02 $
* Revision..: $Revision: 1.2 $
* Log file..: $Logfile: E:/nanfor/src/d2e.prv $
*
* This is an original work by Gary Baren and is hereby placed in the
* public domain.
*
* Modification history:
* ---------------------
*
* $Log: E:/nanfor/src/d2e.prv $
*
* Rev 1.2 15 Aug 1991 23:05:02 GLENN
* Forest Belt proofread/edited/cleaned up doc
*
* Rev 1.1 14 Jun 1991 19:51:24 GLENN
* Minor edit to file header
*
* Rev 1.0 09 Jun 1991 00:27:06 GLENN
* Initial revision.
*
*/
/* $DOC$
* $FUNCNAME$
* FT_D2E()
* $CATEGORY$
* Conversion
* $ONELINER$
* Convert decimal to scientific notation
* $SYNTAX$
* FT_D2E( <nDec>, <nPrecision> ) -> <cNumE>
* $ARGUMENTS$
* <nDec> Decimal number to convert
*
* <nPrecision> Number of decimal places in result.
* Defaults to 6 decimal places.
* $RETURNS$
* <cNumE> A string representing a number in
* scientific notation
* $DESCRIPTION$
* Given a decimal number and the desired precision,
* a string representing the equivalent in scientific
* notation is returned.
* $EXAMPLES$
* ? FT_D2E( 12.345, 2 )
* -> 1.23E1
*
* ? FT_D2E( -12.345, 3 )
* -> -1.235E1
*
* ? FT_D2E( 0.00000543, 2 )
* -> 5.43E-6
* $SEEALSO$
* FT_E2D()
* $END$
*/
#define log10( num ) log( num ) / log( 10 )
#define DEFAULT_PRECISION 6
#command DEFAULT <p> TO <val> => <p> := iif( <p> == NIL, <val>, <p> )
#ifdef FT_TEST
function main( cNum, cPrec )
DEFAULT cPrec TO str( DEFAULT_PRECISION )
return qout( ft_d2e( val(cNum), val(cPrec) ) )
#endif
function ft_d2e( nDec, nPrecision )
local nExp, sScn
DEFAULT nPrecision TO DEFAULT_PRECISION
if nDec == 0
nExp := 0
elseif abs( nDec ) < 1
nExp := int( log10( nDec ) ) - 1
else
nExp := int( log10( abs(nDec)+0.00001 ) ) && 0.00001 == kludge
endif && for imprecise logs
nDec /= 10 ^ nExp
if round( abs(nDec), nPrecision ) >= 10
nDec /= 10
nExp++
endif another kludge for stuff like '999999999'
sScn := ltrim( str( nDec, nPrecision + 3, nPrecision ) )
return( sScn + 'E' + alltrim( str( nExp, 5, 0 ) ) )