String to float

[Klovis]

I have this data coming to me in a tcp connection and i need it to be a simple number with no letters or 'e's so how would I make this string into a float

9.426686e+010

the data is a form of scientific notation

Edited July 18, 2011 by Klovis

[sigil]

You can use _WinAPI_FloatToInt().

Edited July 18, 2011 by sigil

[MvGulik]

You can use _WinAPI_FloatToInt().

Its how to make a number in "string" form into a real Number() value.

Edited July 18, 2011 by iEvKI3gv9Wrkd41u

[Klovis]

So, the winApi thing wont work?

[MvGulik]

So, the winApi thing wont work?

Depends on what your looking for. As you mentioned Float. And that winapi function is returning a Int. I don't think it will work for what you have in mind.

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Think I better quote myself with a little adjustment.

... real Number() value.

Edited July 18, 2011 by iEvKI3gv9Wrkd41u

[sigil]

Klovis, can you give an example of a string you would get from the tcp connection and what you would want it to return?

e.g.,

input: "3.552e+05"

output: 355200

Edited July 18, 2011 by sigil

[ProgAndy]

...

MsgBox(0, '', Number("9.426686e+010"))

Edited July 18, 2011 by ProgAndy

[MvGulik]

Well, if where going to post code ...

#include <winapi.au3>
main()
Func main()
    Local $str = '9.426686e+010'
    DebugOut('$str', $str) ;### Debug DebugOut.
    ;; $str = "9.426686e+010"

    Local $num = Number($str)
    DebugOut('$num', $num) ;### Debug DebugOut.
    ;; $num = 94266860000 {Double}

    Local $wapi = _WinAPI_FloatToInt($str)
    DebugOut('$wapi', $wapi) ;### Debug DebugOut.
    ;; $wapi = 2139095040 {Int64}

EndFunc

Func DebugOut($sMsg='',$vData='!NuLL!',$iErr=@error,$iExt=@extended,$iLine=@ScriptLineNumber)
If Not(String($vData)=='!NuLL!')Then
If IsString($vData)Then
If $vData Then
$sMsg&=' = '&'"'&$vData&'"' ;; StringReplace($vData,'"','""',0,1)
Else
$sMsg&=' = '&'{EmptyString}'
EndIf
Else
$sMsg&=' = '&String($vData)&' {'&VarGetType($vData)&'}'
EndIf
EndIf
If $iErr Or $iExt Then $sMsg='['&$iErr&','&$iExt&']('&$iLine&',) '&$sMsg
Return SetError($iErr,$iExt,ConsoleWrite($sMsg&@CRLF))
EndFunc

[Klovis]

Thanks guys got the answer!!!

[jaberwacky]

Thanks guys got the answer!

Maybe because it was given to you?

[wolf9228]

I have this data coming to me in a tcp connection and i need it to be a simple number with no letters or 'e's so how would I make this string into a float

9.426686e+010

the data is a form of scientific notation

int sscanf ( const char * str, const char * format, ...);

Read formatted data from string

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/clibrary/cstdio/sscanf/

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zkx076cy.aspx

$RT = sscanf("9.426686e+010","%f","float")
if Not @error Then MsgBox(0,"",$RT)

Func sscanf($Str,$Singleformat,$OutDataType)
$RT = DllCall("msvcrt.dll","int:cdecl","sscanf","str",$Str,"str",$Singleformat,$OutDataType & "*",0)
if @error Then Return SetError(1,0,0)
Return SetError($RT[0] == 0,0,$RT[3])
EndFunc

Edited July 19, 2011 by wolf9228