Hi all it’s been pretty easy to convert character to integer or real number without considering the decimals. We can just read the character and it will output integer or real number while ignoring the decimals. Ex: read (string,*) integernum read (string,*) realnum However, I find it very d…

What datatype is realnum? This prints 2.25000000: program char_to_real implicit none character(10) :: string real :: realnum string = "2.25" read(string,*) realnum print*, realnum end program char_to_real

Converting Character to Real

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hkvzjal February 16, 2023, 9:05am 2

Hi @fallenengineer you can checkout this thread Faster string to double - #80 by hkvzjal there is an ongoing discussion on that topic and how to do it fast

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Converting Character to Real

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