[daip] Format for PRTAB

[Andreas Brunthaler]

Eric,

apparently, I sent you the wrong attachment, but I will just use a 
ndig>0 in the script then.

Thanks,
Andreas

On 03/11/2013 03:28 PM, Eric Greisen wrote:
> Andreas Brunthaler wrote:
>> Dear Eric,
>>
>> I just noticed that the output format from PRTAB changed. The TIME
>> column has changed and has now a different length than before (see
>> attached files). This causes our pipeline to crash, because it assumes
>> the old format. It's not really a big deal, because we can get the old
>> format if we use ndig=2.  But is there a special reason for the
>> change, or did this happen more by accident when changing something else?
>>
>> Andreas
>>
>
> I am confused - the two print outs you sent have identical formats.
> All columns line up and the time is in floating days.  I did change the
> task to do pure F formats where possible, doing a serious analysis of
> what format would be required to represent the range of numbers.  NDIG
> of 0 and negative selects this preferable format for human consumption -
> it simply is easier to read quickly.  NDIG > 0 selects all exponential
> format which is easier for software to read.
>
> ERic Greisen
>
>


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