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From: Corey Ashford <yeroca@rocketmail.com>
Subject: Re: i need help w/problem
Date: 1999/02/22
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Allan Davis wrote:
> 
> you convert the float number to string and then slice in
> 
> ie.    -- variables
>         num1 : float :=999.88;
>         number : string(1.. 6);
>         counter : natural :=1;
>         --body
>          number := string(num1);

That conversion won't work.

Use something like:

          number : constant string := float'image(float_variable);

in this case, float_variable = 999.98.

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- Corey