Category : C Source Code
Archive   : CBIBLE.ZIP
Filename : GCVT.C

 
Output of file : GCVT.C contained in archive : CBIBLE.ZIP
/* gcvt.c, from pp.176-177 of Turbo C Bible */
/* Converts a double-precision floating-point value into a string
using a specified number of significant digits
and having an embedded decimal point. */
#include
#include
#include
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
int significant_digits = 6;
double value;
char buffer[80]; /* Buffer for gcvt */
if(argc < 2)
{
printf("Usage: %s \n", argv[0]);
}
else
{ /* Convert the number to internal */
value = atof(argv[1]); /* form. Then call gcvt. */
gcvt(value, significant_digits, buffer);
printf("Buffer from gcvt contains: %s\n", buffer);
}
}

  3 Responses to “Category : C Source Code
Archive   : CBIBLE.ZIP
Filename : GCVT.C
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  1. Daniel says:
    January 27, 2013 at 3:59 pm

    Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!

  2. Joshie says:
    March 18, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.

  3. DiskingRound says:
    January 14, 2015 at 10:57 pm

    But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/