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Format a number in scientific notation

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URL: http://reusablecode.blogspot.com/2008/09/format-number-in-scientific-notation.html

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  2.     ' Copyright (c) 2008, reusablecode.blogspot.com; some rights reserved.
  3.     '
  4.     ' This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. To view
  5.     ' a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or
  6.     ' send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California
  7.     ' 94305, USA.
  8.  
  9.     ' Express a number in scientific notation.
  10.     function formatScientific(someFloat)
  11.         dim power
  12.  
  13.         power = (someFloat mod 10) - 1
  14.         formatScientific = cStr(cDbl(someFloat) / 10^power) & "e" & cStr(power)
  15.     end function
  16. %>

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