Re: Mathlink problem with number format
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- Subject: [mg39814] Re: Mathlink problem with number format
- From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
- Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 02:46:11 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
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- Reply-to: kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Hi,
you get the OutputForm[] but your wish is the InputForm[]
In the OutputForm[] you have
7
2.93219 x 10
and that is in you string because \012 is an carrige return.
Just tell Mathematica that you need the InputForm[] of your
output.
Regards
Jens
Rolf Alber wrote:
>
> Hello together !
>
> I hope someone can help me with the following problem:
>
> I am using Mathematica via a Mathlink Connection. As commands I am sending
> text-packets and I want to receive the calculated result also as
> Returntext-packet.
> This so far works well unless the calculated result is in an exponential
> format like p.ex.
>
>
> In this case I would receive in the Returntext-packet something like this:
> 7\0122.93219 10 (with 10 leading blanks)
>
> which is very unsatisfying for me.
>
> Any help is highly appreciated.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Rolf