Re: When using the Ada Big_Numbers.Big_Integers package, can the To_String function output be sliced?

[Kenneth Wolcott <kennethwolcott@gmail.com>]

On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 9:43:42 PM UTC-7, Randy Brukardt wrote:
> 'Image doesn't support any formatting, so no "Aft" or "Exp". The slicing 
> isn't the problem. :-) 
> 
> You can use Text_IO to write to a string if you need formatting. 'Image is 
> for quick & dirty debugging, not fancy output. (Of course, if you're lucky 
> and it does what you need, then feel free to use it.) 

Hi Randy;

  Thank you for your input.

  I think I was (maybe I still am) suffering from the "sprintf" "disease" from Perl (and C).

Thanks,
Ken