Re: value()

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On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:16:47 -0500, Robert Elia
<bobelia200 at netzero.net> wrote:

>>trying to parse STR, value(STR) is returning {GET_SUCCESS, SOMEVAL}.
>>
>>2) what is the simplest way to get SOMEVAL as returned back from
>>value() into a character string again? I'll do it if I have to, no
>>worry, but there just *must* be a better way than puts(fn,SOMEVAL) and
>>reading it back in again!
>
>Regarding point 2): Use x =3D sprintf( "%d", {SOMEVAL} ).

Sorry, SOMEVAL may be integer, for which the above works fine, or a
float, for which %g works fine, but I really should have said it is
sequences on which I'm stumped. Thanks anyway Bob.

Pete

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