From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id DAA19570; Tue, 10 Dec 2002 03:14:16 +0100 (MET) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id DAA19521 for ; Tue, 10 Dec 2002 03:14:15 +0100 (MET) Received: from TheWorld.com (pcls2.std.com [199.172.62.104]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id gBA2EE114904 for ; Tue, 10 Dec 2002 03:14:15 +0100 (MET) Received: from watergate.world.std.com (pool-141-149-176-134.bos.east.verizon.net [141.149.176.134]) by TheWorld.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id VAA01968 for ; Mon, 9 Dec 2002 21:13:18 -0500 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20021209210532.02d54508@pop.theWorld.com> X-Sender: chase@pop.theWorld.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 21:13:18 -0500 To: caml-list@inria.fr From: David Chase Subject: Re: [Caml-list] float pretty-printing precision, once more. In-Reply-To: <1039475060.3df52174c32a4@imp.pro.proxad.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk You need David Gay's gdtoa (strtod) from netlib. If I had more time, I would give you more information, but that is the answer to your question if your question involves translation between strings and machine floating point. Holler when you get stuck. And yes, on this particular topic, I am now an expert. David ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners