On Fri, 17 Dec 2010 11:09:04 +0100 Laurent <laurent.ors...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You probably want > `real->decimal-string<http://docs.racket-lang.org/reference/generic-numbers.html?q=real&q=number#%28def._%28%28lib._racket/private/base..rkt%29._real-%7E3edecimal-string%29%29> > ' > > Maybe it would be a good idea in the `format' page to add a pointer > to that function? > Yeah, I used it. However, it isn't nice to code, and it is not quite the same. Compare ; if it were available (printf "Total: %4.2f/%2.2f %4.2f/%2.2f\n" fnum1 fnum2 fnum3 fnum4) to this: (let ([pfnum1 (real->decimal-string fnum1 2)] [pfnum2 (real->decimal-string fnum2 2)] [pfnum3 (real->decimal-string fnum3 2)] [pfnum4 (real->decimal-string fnum4 2)]) (printf "Total: ~a/~a ~a/~a" pfnum1 pfnum2 pfnum3 pfnum4)) -- Manfred _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users