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Re: C f-format-like output in Mma

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• Subject: [mg7710] Re: [mg7683] C f-format-like output in Mma
• From: seanross at worldnet.att.net
• Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 14:21:30 -0400 (EDT)
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Andreas Siemer wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> does anyone know whether there is a simple way to format output
> of real numbers in Mma with fixed space and a fixed number of digits
> following the decimal point in a way similar to the C or FORTRAN
> f-format?
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions!
> 
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> From:    Dr. Andreas Siemer
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I don't have the file I wrote to do just that in front of me, but, in
answer to your question, no, there is no simple way, if by simple you
mean a single command.
The way I did it was to use ToString on FortranForm of an expression and
write the strings to file.