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Re: Exporting a formula to Excel via copypaste

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  • Subject: [mg125635] Re: Exporting a formula to Excel via copypaste
  • From: Bob Hanlon <hanlonr357 at gmail.com>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:33:45 -0500 (EST)
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The two parts of the constant term will automatically combine.
InputForm uses asterisks.

-0.00488067 + 0.000981042 dff + 0.000109406 dff^2 + 1.83066*10^-8 // InputForm

-0.0048806516934 + 0.000981042*dff + 0.000109406*dff^2

My Excel (Excel for Mac 2011) accepts numbers of the form 1.83066*10^-8


Bob Hanlon

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 6:50 AM,  <ruesche83 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there
>
> I'm trying to copy a fromula from mathematica a and paste it to excel. It is a  polynomial. Something like:
>
> -0.00488067+0.000981042 dff+0.000109406 dff^2+1.83066*10^-8
>
> Now, there are two problems:
> - The exponential is written as 10^-8. Which is not compatible with excel. This issue can be solve by using ScientificForm.
> - The second problem: Excel wants asterisks (*) for the multiplication. This is solved by doing it this way: ScientificForm[rhofit, NumberMultiplier -> "*"]
>
> Now, the problem is, that NumberMultiplier only adds asterisks where you have number, but not if you have variables. Any idea to replace the spaces with asterisks?
>
> Any help would be highly appreciated.
> Philipp
>



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Bob Hanlon



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