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Re: RE: Re: newbie question - printing Pi

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• Subject: [mg33446] Re: [mg33391] RE: [mg33386] Re: [mg33369] newbie question - printing Pi
• From: Tomas Garza <tgarza01 at prodigy.net.mx>
• Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:27:40 -0500 (EST)
• References: <200203200652.BAA07927@smc.vnet.net>
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Hi Dave!

Absolutely right! I should have thought a little before answering.

Regards,

Tomas
----- Original Message -----
From: <David.Annetts at csiro.au>
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg33446] [mg33391] RE: [mg33386] Re: [mg33369] newbie question - printing Pi


> Hi Tomas,
> >
> > Strings must be used in order to preserve the five-digit
> > objects beginning
> > with a zero.
>
> Is this strictly true?
>
> Using NumberPadding, we have the following ... (excusing InputForm)
>
> In[107]:=
> z =  12345
>
> Out[107]=
> 12345
>
> In[115]:=
> z1 =PaddedForm[z,8]
>
> Out[115]//PaddedForm=
>     12345
>
> In[111]:=
> z2 = PaddedForm[z, 8, NumberPadding->{"0", ""}]
>
> Out[111]//PaddedForm=
> 000012345
>
> In[116]:=
> TableForm[{z, z1, z2}, TableAlignments->Right]
>
> Out[116]//TableForm=
> \!\(\*
>   InterpretationBox[GridBox[{
>         {"12345"},
>         {
>           TagBox[
>             InterpretationBox["\<\"    12345\"\>",
>               12345,
>               Editable->False],
>             (PaddedForm[ #, 8]&)]},
>         {
>           TagBox[
>             InterpretationBox["\<\"000012345\"\>",
>               12345,
>               Editable->False],
>             (PaddedForm[ #, 8, NumberPadding -> {"0", ""}]&)]}
>         },
>       RowSpacings->1,
>       ColumnSpacings->3,
>       RowAlignments->Baseline,
>       ColumnAlignments->{Right}],
>     TableForm[ {12345,
>       PaddedForm[ 12345, 8],
>       PaddedForm[ 12345, 8, NumberPadding -> {"0", ""}]},
TableAlignments ->
>
>       Right]]\)
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave.
> --------------------------------------------------------
>   Dr. David Annetts             EM Modelling Analyst
>   Tel: (+612) 9490 5416         CSIRO DEM, North Ryde
>   Fax: (+612) 9490 5467         David.Annetts at csiro.au
>                  Include "usual_disclaimers"
> --------------------------------------------------------
>

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  • RE: Re: newbie question - printing Pi
    • From: David.Annetts@csiro.au