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Re: Converting from string to real

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• Subject: [mg126788] Re: Converting from string to real
• From: A Retey <awnl at gmx-topmail.de>
• Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 05:21:25 -0400 (EDT)
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Am 06.06.2012 10:51, schrieb fcaleyo:
> Hi guys, I've got a problem with ToExpression[].
> It seems to round large real numbers off, e.g.
> ToExpression["109266.75"] returns 109267., still a real, yet not exactly what the original string meant.

it doesn't round, it just doesn't print more than 6 digits with the 
default settings.

> Any idea to solve this?

You can use InputForm to see that it really knows all digits (and will 
use them for any further calculation):

ToExpression["109266.75"]//InputForm

You could also change the "Displayed precision" from Edit -> Preferences 
in the Apearance -> Numbers -> Formatting tab.

Other than that, there isn't anything to solve really :-)

hth,

albert