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Signifigant Figures

I am new to LabVIEW programming and I need to know if there is any way to
convert a number to a certain amount of signifigant figures.
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craig wrote:

> I am new to LabVIEW programming and I need to know if there is any way to
> convert a number to a certain amount of signifigant figures.

I am having to assume you are talking about floating point (ie DBL)
indicators and or controls.
The default for LabVIEW is 2 digits of precision when you create a
control / indicator. If you want to display more digits then right click
on the control / indicator and select "Format & Precision". In the dialog
box you can select the number of digits to display. You may need to resize
the control / indicator to see all of them. As far as calculations are
concerned
LabVIEW uses ALL of the digits, but will only display the number you select.


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Kevin Kent
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