Number Utilities

The Script Manager number utilities let you change the ways numbers are

represented so they can be displayed in various international formats. A

canonical number format is a private, internal format that specifies the

number format in a way that is independent of region, language, and other

multicultural considerations.

Converting to and From Canonical Number Formats

The Str2Format and Format2Str functions change format strings typed by

users into a private, internal format and let applications change private,

internal formats into localized format strings.

Str2Format Converts a format string typed by users into a

canonical number format

Format2Str Allows programs to convert previously entered

canonical number formats to a format string that

depends on the localized version of the system software

Working With Formatted Numbers

The FormatX2Str and FormatStr2X functions change an internal

floating-point representation of a number into a localized formatted numeric

string and vice versa.

FormatX2Str Converts an internal floating-point (SANE)

representation of a number into a localized formatted

numeric string

Note: If you compile your application to use the 881 option, you

need to convert 96-bit numbers to 80-bit numbers before they can

be passed to FormatX2Str.

FormatStr2X Converts a localized formatted numeric string into an

internal floating-point representation of a number

Note: FormatStr2X returns an 80-bit, not a 96-bit,

representation.

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