FloatString is haunting me again. Help or sugjestion..

grasshopper

I am trying to conjure up some type of method that can handle the "width" in FloatToFormat listed in the FloatString object. My problem is that I am sending data Via the FullDuplexSerial object like below and the structure of the data being sent is not the consistency I must have.

 ser.str(string("Current - "))         
 ser.str(strings.FloatToFormat(Data,8,4))
 ser.str(String(" C"))

This is fine as long as my number is 100.00. The problem is when my number changes to 50.23 then there is a space before the 5.

Like this

Current - 100.00 C
Current -  50.23 C

I am trying to get this

Current - 100.00 C
Current - 50.23 C

So far I have tryed to write methods to calculate the necessary number for X in --> ser.str(strings.FloatToFormat(Data,X,4)) But no luck so far.

Any ideas ?

Jetfire

In the notes for FloatToFormat it says:
"'' leading blank fill is used"

At this bottom is this code:

    ' leading blank fill
    repeat while p <> stringptr
      byte[noparse][[/noparse]--p] := " "

Try commenting them out.

grasshopper

No that did not work, It just moved the decimal place over to the right.

Jetfire

Try this code:

    ' leading blank fill
    repeat while p <> stringptr
      ++stringptr

grasshopper

Hum ill have to give this a try tomorrow. Thanks for the help so far.

grasshopper

Yulp This solved the problem. Thanks again.