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Subject: Re: When using the Ada Big_Numbers.Big_Integers package, can the
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On Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 9:43:42=E2=80=AFPM UTC-7, Randy Brukardt wrot=
e:
> 'Image doesn't support any formatting, so no "Aft" or "Exp". The slicing=
=20
> isn't the problem. :-)=20
>=20
> You can use Text_IO to write to a string if you need formatting. 'Image i=
s=20
> for quick & dirty debugging, not fancy output. (Of course, if you're luck=
y=20
> and it does what you need, then feel free to use it.)=20

Hi Randy;

  Thank you for your input.

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

Thanks,
Ken