Is there a built-in way to convert a integer-fraction notation (enterd by a user on FP) to it's approximate double precision value? For instance, if the user types "1", then the double precision value is simply 1, if they type "1 11/16" then the value would be interpreted as 1.6875. By default, labview ignores non-numeric data entered into a numeric control so typing "1 11/16" does nothing. I know I could brute force this by using a string control, testing for a space after the first integer and parsing out the numbers before and after a "/" or "\" ...and so on, but I was wondering if there is an easier way, more elegant way to handle this.

Simple minute implementation. Very crude. Could add tabing, and events and bounds checking. Should make a typdef and add functions for this typdef.

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Solved!

Gerds suggestion is quite slick!

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