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   Thunderbird wouldn't let me modify subject line, hence new thread...   
      
   On 6/03/2025 10:17 am, dxf wrote:   
   > On 6/03/2025 6:46 am, Buzz McCool wrote:   
   >> ...   
   >   
   > Thanks for posting the code and printout!  I'm always keen to test out   
   > my f/p output functions to see whether I'm able to duplicate that of   
   > others.   
      
   Turns out I needed a new function to duplicate the output.  I must have   
   run into the same issue before as a decade ago I defined FG.R etc which   
   simulates Fortran's 'G' format output.  The original had some quirks so   
   I've taken the opportunity to update it.   
      
   \ Public domain   
      
   \ Assumes both '.' and 'E' are present (NAN/INFs excepted)   
   \ (FS.) ( r n -- a u )  cvt r to string in sci notation to n dec. places   
      
   \ Misc tools   
   \ SCAN ( a u char -- a2 u2 )  common usage   
   : (NUMBER) ( a u -- ud a' u' )  0 0 2swap >number ;   
   : /SIGN ( a u -- a' u' f ) \ skip leading sign if exists   
     dup if  over c@  dup [char] + =   swap [char] - =   
     dup >r  or  negate /string  r> exit  then  0 ;   
   : /NUMBER ( a u -- a' u' d|ud )   
     /sign >r (number) 2swap r> if dnegate then ;   
   : CSKIP  1 /string ;   
   : 2NIP  2swap 2drop ;   
   : S.R ( a u wid -- ) over - spaces type ;   
      
   \ Main   
      
   0 value d  0 value e  \ location of '.' 'E'   
      
   \ Convert real number r to string with n digits of precision.   
   \ Use fixed-point if exponent -1 to n or scientific otherwise.   
   : (FG.) ( r n -- c-addr u )   
     1 max  1- (fs.)  2dup [char] . scan  dup if ( not nan/inf)   
       over to d  [char] E scan  over  dup to e  d - >r  cskip   
       /number 2nip d>s  dup -1 r@ within if ( fixed-point)   
         >r  [char] .  d  dup r@ 0< 2* 1+ +  over r@ abs move   
         r@ + c!  ( a u) drop e over - ( trim)  r>   
       then  r>   
     then  2drop ;   
      
   \ Print right-justified   
   : FG.R ( r n u -- )  >r (fg.) r> s.r ;   
      
   \ behead d e   
      
   \ End   
      
   \ Mods to Buzz' CounterOutput:   
      
   : printf 5 swap fg.r ;   
      
   \ Change all instances of '9 PRINTF' to '11 PRINTF'   
      
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