convert Scientific Notation to regualar format

[ccowgill]

does anyone know if there is a way to convert scientific notation to regular formatting. I have a program that I think is having an issue with the scientific notation, so I want to provide it with an actual number:
instead of containing 1.25933e+007 I would like 12593300 to be the number I see when the variable is inspected

[lpseifert]

maybe this will work for you...

(atoi (rtos 1.25933e+007 2 0))

[ccowgill]

maybe this will work for you...

(atoi (rtos 1.25933e+007 2 0))

that's the same as saying (fix 1.25933e+007) the problem is, it still doesnt appear to work, infact, it makes it so all the blocks are rejected. I think my final answer needs to be a real number, not an integer.

[lpseifert]

when I entered it at the command line it returned 12593300; so I figured it might work.
If you enter (atof (rtos 1.25933e+007 2 0)) it returns 1.25933e+007
I dunno

[Lions60]

I believe the rtos function is what you are looking for. If you use the below code it will return the scientific notation back as a real number.

(setq num 1.25933e+007);; using this to set the number though this could be another variable
(setq realnum(atoi (rtos num 2)));; retuns integer from scientific notation

;; returns from command prompt
Command: (setq num 1.25933e+007)
1.25933e+007

Command: (setq realnum (atoi(rtos num 2)))
12593300

[ccowgill]

atoi gives back an integer, if I use atof, it gives back a real number but in scientific notation. there as to be a setting somewhere that tells autocad to use scientific or regular format depending on how large or small the number is.

[ccowgill]

I decided to use an alternative method as opposed to fixing the rounding issues. Now, if the drawing is at larger coordinates, the program that I have asks the user to select an alternative base point, then using that base point, everything in the drawing gets moved closer to 0,0. then the program does it's thing (makes a block of some notes), and then undoes all the way back to the beginning of the program.