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Re: ToExpression again

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  • Subject: [mg82383] Re: [mg82373] ToExpression again
  • From: Curtis Osterhoudt <cfo at lanl.gov>
  • Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:53:29 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: LANL
  • References: <200710180904.FAA24086@smc.vnet.net>
  • Reply-to: cfo at lanl.gov

On Thursday 18 October 2007 03:04:22 nils wrote:
> Hello,
>
> when I evaluate
>
> ToExpression["1.23456789"]
>
> the result is
>
> 1.23457
>
> What do I have to do to get the result
>
> 1.23456789 (that is with all the digits)?
>
> Thanx to everybody who has an idea..
> Nils

NumberForm[ToExpression["1.23456789"], StringLength["1.23456789"]] 
should do it, at least for this type of decimal number. 

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