format large numbers?

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Dec 27 2005, 12:09 pm
is there a way to do this, so your numbers don't come out to be, say, E+0.032472834? thank you.
Dec 27 2005, 12:15 pm
Yes... Don't make formulas that make stats go that high :/
Dec 27 2005, 12:17 pm
In response to Mysame
Mysame wrote:
Yes... Don't make formulas that make stats go that high :/


-_-... come on i've seen plenty of games when your exp can go over 1 million, yet it comes out as something messed up. how can i format it to 1,000,000?
Dec 27 2005, 12:22 pm
In response to XROBX
Make a proc for it, I have one that I made. It's really not that hard :)
Dec 27 2005, 12:40 pm
In response to Derekjeterisgod
Derekjeterisgod wrote:
Make a proc for it, I have one that I made. It's really not that hard :)

hmmmmm im trying to figure it out then.... would it involve dividing each digit by multiples of 10 or sumthing? and then what? i have no idea really.
Dec 27 2005, 12:42 pm
In response to XROBX
Hint, use the length proc and remember the number 1024 :)
Dec 27 2005, 12:46 pm
In response to Derekjeterisgod
Derekjeterisgod wrote:
Hint, use the length proc and remember the number 1024 :)

man im sorry i have a small mind... this is what i have so far

proc
    format(num)
        var/len
        len = length(num)
Dec 27 2005, 1:14 pm
Use the num2text() proc.

mob
    verb
        Test(n as num)
            if(!n) return
            usr << num2text(n,12) // Converts numbers up to 12 figures long
Dec 27 2005, 1:32 pm
In response to Nadrew
Nadrew wrote:
Use the num2text() proc.

> mob
>     verb
>         Test(n as num)
>             if(!n) return
>             usr << num2text(n,12) // Converts numbers up to 12 figures long
>


well it cetainly worked pretty well. not a mathmatical way to do it but then why would you need to use formatted numbers in formulas? thanks.
Dec 27 2005, 1:38 pm
In response to XROBX
Right, you should only convert the number to text afterwards, if you ever need to change it back there's the text2num() proc.