NUMSTR(3F)          UNIX Programmer's Manual           NUMSTR(3F)

NAME
     numstr - convert a number to a string

SYNTAX
     numstr(value,precision)
     character*length numstr
     real value
     integer*2 precision

DESCRIPTION
     _N_u_m_s_t_r is a character function that becomes the ascii
     equivalent of the real number _v_a_l_u_e.  The format is the
     number left justified with any remaining characters being
     blanks.  _N_u_m_s_t_r is not null terminated to fit Fortran stan-
     dards.

     _P_r_e_c_i_s_i_o_n is the number of digits to the right of the
     decimal point. For integer output precision = -1 and for
     output in exponent format add 1,000 to the precision.  Thus

            Value       Precision      Character*10 numstr

         123.456            3             "123.456   "
                            2             "123.45    "
                            1             "123.4     "
                            0             "123.      "
                           -1             "123       "
                           -2             "12        "
                           -3             "1         "
        -123.456           -3             "-1        "
                           -2             "-12       "
                           -1             "-123      "
                            0             "-123.     "
                         1003             "-1.234e+02"
                         1002             "-1.23e+02 "
                         1001             "-1.2e+02  "
                         1000             "-1.e+02   "
                          999             "-1e+02    "
                          998             not valid

BUGS
     An internal buffer is arbitrarily set to limit any precision
     to less than 40 or 1040 as appropriate.

EXAMPLE
             character*15  numstr
             x=1.23
             y=3.45
             write(6,1)numstr(x,2),numstr(y,1002)
      1      format(2a15)
             call letter(x,y,-1,numstr(x,1002),30.0,1)

Printed 5/16/83                                                 1

NUMSTR(3F)          UNIX Programmer's Manual           NUMSTR(3F)

AUTHOR
     Peter L. Ward, U.S.Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California

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