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From: bernhold@qtp.ufl.edu (David E. Bernholdt)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Formatting question
Message-ID: <1121@orange.qtp.ufl.edu>
Date: 23 Aug 90 13:25:18 GMT
Reply-To: bernhold@qtp.ufl.edu (David E. Bernholdt)
Organization: University of Florida Quantum Theory Project
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I want to print out a number in a very compact format like dE-dd
(d=digit), that is without the leading "0." in the mantissa.

My reading of the standard for the E format descriptor says that the
processor is required to put out the decimal point and the leading
zero is optional, but most processors don't give the user the option.
Have I missed any loopholes or other possibilities, or am I going to
have to format this one "by hand"?

Thanks in advance.

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