From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Converting Float to String...
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 1997 23:37:44 -0800
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Michael Dylan Ryan wrote:
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> Can someone tell me if there is a function to convert a floating point
> number to a string in DJGPP 2.0.  I can not find one.  In borland it is
> FCVT().  Please help.... thanks

That function is non-ANSI, so you can't count on it being in every
compiler.  If you want to make your own version, just write a function
and have it sprintf() the float value into a string.  Simple.  :)

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