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CHR_RTOC  -  Encode a REAL value as a string

Description:
Encode a REAL value as a character string, using as concise a format as possible, and return the number of characters used. In the event of an error, ''s are written to the string.

Invocation:
CALL CHR_RTOC( RVALUE, STRING, NCHAR )

Arguments:
RVALUE = REAL (Given)
The value to be encoded.
STRING = CHARACTER ( ) (Returned)
The string into which the value is to be encoded.
NCHAR = INTEGER (Returned)
The field width used in encoding the value.



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CHR Character Handling Routines
Starlink User Note 40
A C Charles
P C T Rees
A J Chipperfield
2 August 1995
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk