getting real numbers from string expressions
getting real numbers from string expressions
- Subject: getting real numbers from string expressions
- From: "Romulus Barabas" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 22:36:54 -0400
I'm working on a script that extracts data from FileMaker and operates on a
Quark file. The data is in string format, but indicates a measurement, like
"7 7/8" or "7-7/8" (meaning 7 + 7 / 8). The expression (7 + 7 / 8) evaluates
fine as a real number when I type it directly in the script but I don't know
how to evaluate it when it comes as a string variable (after changing - to
+).
Romy
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