SCI
SCI
item-1 item-2 item-3 [item-4]
converts any type of numeric data to a character string in scientific notation, with an option to show "small" numbers in decimal.
arguments note
item-1 INFO numeric item: number to be converted.
item-2 INFO numeric item: no. of output decimal places.
item-3 INFO character item (not literal): output character string in scientific notation.
item-4 INFO numeric option: limit of order of magnitude for showing numbers in decimal. If omitted, then all numbers shown in scientific. If value 4 (say), then all numbers in range 0.0001 to 9999 shown in decimal, others in scientific. Decimal point aligned.
n
The number of decimal places must be explicitly specified in item-2 (SCI ignores the number of decimal places defined for item-1). Be aware that the number of decimal places means the number of significant digits after the decimal point in scientific notation, e.g.:
120
.1234
.0001
=
=
=
2
3
0
(1.20E02)
(1.234E-01)
(1.0E-04) n
The width of item-3 must be at least 7 greater than the maximum value of item-2.
n
The maximum value for item-4 is 7.
example see also
SCI 12345.6789 9 $CHR1 =
SCI -0.000012 6 $CHR1 =
SCI 27.8 2 $CHR1
SCI 98.7 1 $CHR1 3
=
=
SCI 0.001 0 $CHR1
SCI 0.001 0 $CHR1 3
=
=
Appendix S “Data Entry”
$SCIENTIFIC-DISP
1.234567890D+04
-1.200000E-05
2.78E+01
9.87
1.0E-03
0.001
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