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From: smc%radon@LANL.GOV (Susan Coghlan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.news
Subject: cvr problems
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Date: 23 Jun 89 05:49:49 GMT
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Hi,
   Has anybody noticed a problem with the cvr utility?
I seem to have problems with converting a negative number
embedded in a string and also converting 1e-10 when
embedded. Here's a copy of a session:
	radon:smc>psh
	executive
	Welcome to NeWS Version 1.1
	(1e-10) cvr stack
	1e-:
	10 string cvs stack
	(1e-:)
	cvr stack
	1
	clear
	(2.3e-10) cvr stack
	2.3e-:
	clear
	(1e-9) cvr stack
	1e-9
	clear
	(1e-21) cvr stack
	1e-21
	clear
	(1e10)cvr
	stack
	10000000000
	(-100.05) cvr
	stack
	100.05

Does anybody have a fix? The minus sign is easy but
handling the scientific notation problem seems a pain.
Unfortunately, my users will be entering lots of info using
that notation - it seems like the only problem is with e-10, but
I don't know that for certain.

Thanks,
Susan Coghlan
LANL
CNLS,MS B258
Los Alamos, NM 87545

e-mail:smc@beta.lanl.gov