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Re: formatting numbers with Export[file,exp,"Table"] possible?

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  • Subject: [mg29474] Re: [mg29371] formatting numbers with Export[file,exp,"Table"] possible?
  • From: Omega Consulting <pptssman at yahoo.com>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 01:56:49 -0400 (EDT)
  • Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Try applying ToString[NumberForm[#, {6, 2}]]&. Many formatting problems 
when writing to file can be fixed by freezing the expression as a string.

At 01:23 AM 6/15/2001, Martin Rommel wrote:
>I am exporting large tables of real numbers and would like to limit the
>mantissa.
>I would think that there should be ConversionOptions for the "Table" format
>in Export but cannot find any documentation.
>Anybody knows more?
>
>Applying, e.g., NumberForm[#, {6, 2}]&  to the table does not affect how the
>data are saved.
>
>Thanks, Martin



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