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From: gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu
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Subject: Converting Num to String: always use the ToolBox for intl reasons?
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Date: 12 Apr 90 23:42:34 GMT
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I needed to convert some dates and times to strings.  The ToolBox provides a
very nice function for this, IUTimeString, but I thought I'd just see if I
could write a NumToString routine in Pascal.  I did, and it works fine, but I
really shouldn't use this in my app, since it depends on the ASCII values of
'0' to '9', right?  One should always rely on the built-in toolbox routines for
NumToString, since they take into account the intl aspects?

Robert


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