Re: st: format of a referenced macro

["Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos" <npatsop@cc.uoi.gr>]

Adam Seth Litwin wrote:
> Hello, all.
>
> I am referencing a macro, but I can't figure out how to set the formatting
> upon referencing.
>
> Here's what I mean...
>
> local M1R2 = stats[4,1]
> file write filename "Here is `M1R2'."
>
>
> This writes a line to a file that looks like this:
> Here is .2835322214434233.
>
> How would I get it to look like:
> Here is 0.28.
>
> I just don't know where to put the %9.2f.
>
> Thank you for your help.  adam
>
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Try:
local  M1R2 %9.2f = stats[4,1]

Nikos

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