Re: Formatting output

[Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

cptnben@gisco.net (Ben) writes:

> I am using the Linux version of the GNAT Ada compiler.
> 
> I am trying to format a floating point output from Scientific Notation
> to a US currency standard. I am new to Ada and the only library I am
> using is TEXT_IO. I don't know for certain what I have available for
> other libraries.
> How might one make the following code (simple program) output the
> final results (TotFly and TotDri) as U.S. currency.

This sounds like a homework problem, so I'll only give a hint; look at
the parameters Fore and Aft in Ada.Text_IO.Float_IO. Then go ask your
instructor, and your textbook.

If this is not a homework problem, and that does not help, come back
for more.

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