Mark Wickens

DMS$

Purpose

Converts a decimal value to a sexagesimal string.

Format

DMS$    ( argument )
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    Numeric expression

Example

DMS$(1.52)

Parameters

argument: Numeric expression in the range of |numeric expression| < 10¹⁰⁰

Explanation

1. Converts decimal values to sexagesimal strings.
2. Minutes and seconds are not displayed when the argument is in the range of numeric expression ≧ 1 × 10⁶ (1E6). In this case, the absolute value of the input value is converted to a string as it is.

Sample Program

10  INPUT "INPUT NUMBER"; N
20  PRINT "=" ; DMS$(N)
30  END

Converts input decimal values to sexagesimal strings.