> > I have a number like 1.0122E9 and I want to convert it into a > real number in > a common notation and not in that scientific one (with E). > > I have seen that very long numbers are always converted > automaticly to that > notation and I need to insert that number in a MySQL database and in that > case MySQL won't calculate well. > > Please tell me how to do that in PHP or in MySQL.. > Is this what you were thinking of? $query = "insert table(floatcol) values(".sprintf("%2.4f",$yourno).") "; -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php