Rounding Large numbers?

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Mar 23 2002, 1:15 am
Ok is there a proc or a way I can make my own proc that will get rid of the scienctific notation?

Someone has recommended num2text, but thats the last thing I want to do for the size of these numbers reaching into the millions.

LJR
Mar 23 2002, 6:34 am
Here's a sample proc that does it.

mob/verb/numtest()
    var/num = 1
    for(var/timer=1, timer<20, timer++)
        num = num*10
        var/X = num2text(num,1000000000)
        usr << X
And I judge from that last responce that you hadn't actually looked up num2text() :o)
Mar 23 2002, 10:36 am
In response to Foomer
Wow, a billion sig figs? :p
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000

That number is 100 sig figs. I don't think he'll be getting much bigger than that :p
Mar 24 2002, 11:43 am
In response to English
That number is 100 sig figs. I don't think he'll be getting much bigger than that :p

Hey, if he wants accuracy to 100 googols, I say let him. =)
Mar 24 2002, 11:47 am
In response to Spuzzum
Hey remember googols!!!! :)

LJR
Mar 24 2002, 11:51 am
In response to LordJR
LordJR wrote:
Hey remember googols!!!! :)

LJR

Well, I just tested Foomer's proc, and I get out-of-memory errors with accuracy to 100 googal figures. =)

20 ought to serve your purpose just fine (although you will begin to see the frightening reality of rounding errors).