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How to Import Numbers with + in the Exponential?

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg25633] How to Import Numbers with + in the Exponential?
• From: Lou Pecora <pecora at anvil.nrl.navy.mil>
• Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 03:04:51 -0400 (EDT)
• Organization: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

I generate data in my C programs and write it to a file using  %e
format in many of my programs.  This leads to numbers like  1.2e-01 and
3.6e+02.  When I use Import[] in Mathematica it handles the negative
exponents fine, but things like e+02 or e+00 are treated like strings. 
How can I get Mathematica to recognize positive exponents as numbers? 
If I go into each file and eliminate the "+" it does recognize things
as numbers, but I don't want to have to edit every data file put out in
my calculations.  I'm hoping there is a simple workaround, otherwise I
classify this behavior as a BAD 'feature'.  Help, anyone.  Thanks.