how can I do the conversion from a string to a float

[larche]

Hi,

I need to take a string, which is the time and to convert it into a float, because the program I send it to is only receiving a float...how can I do that?

[cschneider]

In the strings-palette, there's a subpalette called "String/Number"-conversion...Just use Fract/Exp-String to Number to convert your string

Greetings

Christian

[smercurio_fc]

It may not be as simple as that. Is the string simply the float value as a string (in which case you can do the above), or is it in a specific format?

[larche]

let me explain, if the time is the string 18;30;36 I want the float 183036 kind of

[Cory_K]

well assuming the time is broken up by semicolons as you have shown,
first, split up the time, using ";" as your split character.
then, you have three segments: hours, minutes, seconds.

Then i would convert each of those (using string --> dbl or something like that)

Then you have 3 numbers to do whatever you would like with.

[Cory_K]

well assuming the time is broken up by semicolons as you have shown,
first, split up the time, using ";" as your split character.
then, you have three segments: hours, minutes, seconds.

Then i would convert each of those (using string --> dbl or something like that)

Then you have 3 numbers to do whatever you would like with.

[cschneider]

There can be different approaches, just two of them: Use Scan from String to get the different parts of your string as Number or eliminate your ;;; from your string with "Search and replace string"...




Greetings, Christian



Message Edited by cschneider on 08-07-2008 11:13 PM

[Cory_K]

Heres the program that I was describing earlier (and accidentally posted twice oops)

[smercurio_fc]

Scan From String is a lot easier, don't you think?

[corys]

My contribution to the conversions...gives you a 1D array of 3 elements (one for each section of the string).


Message Edited by corys on 08-07-2008 03:14 PM