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ordinal decimal number
Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz> — 2000-01-05T11:44:59Z
Hi, I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my English is insufficient for this :-( (sorry) I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has decimal part? Example: 2.6 --> 2.6th or 2.6 --> 2.6nd Please! Karel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz> http://home.zf.jcu.cz/~zakkr/ Docs: http://docs.linux.cz (big docs archive) Kim Project: http://home.zf.jcu.cz/~zakkr/kim/ (process manager) FTP: ftp://ftp2.zf.jcu.cz/users/zakkr/ (C/ncurses/PgSQL) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -
Re: [HACKERS] ordinal decimal number
J. Roeleveld <j.roeleveld@softhome.net> — 2000-01-05T12:09:50Z
> Hi, > > I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my > English is insufficient for this :-( (sorry) There are enough people that speak English, what we don't have enough of on this world are people that know what they can and can't do :) > I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has > decimal part? > > Example: 2.6 --> 2.6th > or 2.6 --> 2.6nd It's: 2.6 --> 2.6th Joost Roeleveld
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Re: [HACKERS] ordinal decimal number
Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz> — 2000-01-05T13:51:35Z
On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Oliver Elphick wrote: > "J. Roeleveld" wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my > >> English is insufficient for this :-( (sorry) > > > >There are enough people that speak English, what we don't have enough > >of on this world are people that know what they can and can't do :) > > > >> I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has > >> decimal part? > >> > >> Example: 2.6 --> 2.6th > >> or 2.6 --> 2.6nd > > > >It's: 2.6 --> 2.6th > > It isn't really possible to have an ordinal with decimal places in > English; it sounds very awkward. > > Ordinals designate placing in a list; a computer example would be an > array index. How can such a number have decimal places? I implement it to to_char (ordinal with decimal places), but is user choise if use or not use it... Karel
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Re: [HACKERS] ordinal decimal number
Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> — 2000-01-05T13:55:47Z
"J. Roeleveld" wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my >> English is insufficient for this :-( (sorry) > >There are enough people that speak English, what we don't have enough >of on this world are people that know what they can and can't do :) > >> I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has >> decimal part? >> >> Example: 2.6 --> 2.6th >> or 2.6 --> 2.6nd > >It's: 2.6 --> 2.6th It isn't really possible to have an ordinal with decimal places in English; it sounds very awkward. Ordinals designate placing in a list; a computer example would be an array index. How can such a number have decimal places? -- Oliver Elphick Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." Deuteronomy 6:5 -
Re: [HACKERS] ordinal decimal number
Hannu Krosing <hannu@tm.ee> — 2000-01-05T16:00:55Z
Karel Zak - Zakkr wrote: > > On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Oliver Elphick wrote: > > > "J. Roeleveld" wrote: > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I add to the to_char() routine "ordinal-number" feature, but my > > >> English is insufficient for this :-( (sorry) > > > > > >There are enough people that speak English, what we don't have enough > > >of on this world are people that know what they can and can't do :) > > > > > >> I good know how is it for non-decimal numbers, but if number has > > >> decimal part? > > >> > > >> Example: 2.6 --> 2.6th > > >> or 2.6 --> 2.6nd > > > > > >It's: 2.6 --> 2.6th > > > > It isn't really possible to have an ordinal with decimal places in > > English; it sounds very awkward. > > > > Ordinals designate placing in a list; a computer example would be an > > array index. How can such a number have decimal places? I guess they are awkward in most languages, except for designating powers where they _could_ be used by extension of their use for integer powers? e raised to the pi-th power ? btw, should 2.2 be 2.2nd or 2.2th (two point tooth :) what about rationals 7 2/3 th ? what about legal float numbers like infinity (is it infinitieth) and NaN - NaN-th or NaNd :) for me 2.2nd represents not decimal but hierrachy, so it should be possible to have 2.2.2.2nd > I implement it to to_char (ordinal with decimal places), but is user choise > if use or not use it... Is your code locale-aware ? I guess that this is something that could probbaly be found in localisation tables, except perhaps for floats. ------------------ Hannu
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Re: [HACKERS] ordinal decimal number
Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz> — 2000-01-05T17:49:12Z
On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Hannu Krosing wrote: > I guess they are awkward in most languages, except for designating powers > where they _could_ be used by extension of their use for integer powers? > > e raised to the pi-th power ? > > btw, should 2.2 be 2.2nd or 2.2th (two point tooth :) > > what about rationals 7 2/3 th ? > > what about legal float numbers like infinity (is it infinitieth) > and NaN - NaN-th or NaNd :) > > for me 2.2nd represents not decimal but hierrachy, so it should be possible to > have > 2.2.2.2nd > > > I implement it to to_char (ordinal with decimal places), but is user choise > > if use or not use it... > > Is your code locale-aware ? > > I guess that this is something that could probbaly be found in localisation > tables, > except perhaps for floats. (IMHO) POSIX locale not contains information about ordinal numbers (if you mean this). But to_char supports locales for currency symbol, decimal poin and group separator. Karel