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Re: Simple calculation

Re: Simple calculation

> Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 12:08:19 +0000
> Subject: Simple calculation
> From: Rob Stott <email@hidden>

> ...I get the result 1.63875E+4 which is all well and good but the script
> forwards the figure to our accountant who is foxed by figures that aren't in
> the format #16387.50
>
> Is there a way to do this? (Short of getting a smarter accountant...)

I strongly recommend the work of two of the finest "math" AppleScripters:

Michael Miller:

<http://www.esglabs.com/> (There are all kinds of goodies here...)

<http://www.esglabs.com/snippets/unscientificnotate.sit.hqx>

Nigel Garvey:

<http://www.macscripter.net/script-builder.t> (search for "Garvey")

<http://files.macscripter.net/ScriptBuilders/ScriptTools/numToStr.hqx>

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