tofloat()...

• Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 10:56:37 PDT
• From:
  "John Towell Ph.D." <m50jft1@hayek.cob.niu.edu>
• Cc: m50jft1@hayek.cob.niu.edu
• Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85.2.1]

check this out:

;tofloat(3)
=> 3.0
;tofloat(-3)
=> -3.0
;tofloat(+3)
Line 1:  syntax error
1 error.

Note - works as string:
;tofloat("+3")
=> 3.0

Ciao :)
--
John Towell, Ph.D.                 "Among the many virtues of text-based VR 
BioMOO Administrator                  is lack of having to take notes."
Post-doc: Informatics                 
Northern Illinois University                        ... Watson Crick
m50jft1@hayek.cob.niu.edu                           
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