MATLAB: Changing scientific notation to long format

format longscientific notationsprintf

Hi all,
I have written the following program to calculate the crosswind for a runway:
function [] = crosswind()
fprintf('\n----- Crosswind -------------------------------------------------- \n');
while 1
    
    % Numerically Defining Input Responses
    yes = 1;
    Yes = 1;
    yEs = 1;
    yeS = 1;
    YEs = 1;
    yES = 1;
    YeS = 1;
    YES = 1;
    y   = 1;
    Y   = 1;
    no = 2;
    No = 2;
    nO = 2;
    NO = 2;
    n  = 2;
    N  = 2;
    
    %fprintf('-------------------------------------------------------');
    %fprintf('\nWelcome to the crosswind component calculator. \n')
    %fprintf('This funciton is not a substitute for instructor input. \n');
    %fprintf('Input directions in degrees, and velocity in knots. \n\n');
    % Asking for Information
    runwayDesignator = input('Two digit runway identifier:       ');
    windDegrees = input('Direction wind is from in degrees: ');
    windMagnitude = input('Wind speed in knots:               ');
    % Computing Information
    runwayDegrees = runwayDesignator * 10;
    difference = abs( runwayDegrees - windDegrees );
    multiplier = sind( difference );
    crossWind = abs( windMagnitude * multiplier );
    % Printing the Result
    if crossWind >= 20
        fprintf(2, '\nThere are %d knots of crosswind for runway %d. \n', crossWind, runwayDesignator)
    end
    if crossWind < 20
        fprintf('\nThere are %d knots of crosswind for runway %d \n', crossWind, runwayDesignator)
    end
    
    % Asking for further responses / exiting
    fprintf('\nWould you like to calculate the crosswind for another runway?\n');
    answerA = input('Type response here:                ');
    if answerA == 2
        break;
    end
    
end
end
For example to run the funciton input the numbers:
12
360
20
The funciton works, but I would like the result to be printed in non scientific notation. To do this I tried to insert a like such as:
crossWindLong =     sprintf('%2.2f', crossWind);
But when I input this, and run the funciton keeping the input vairables (12, 360 and 20) the same, the function returns some garbage result.
How would I avoid this?
Thanks

Best Answer

Select an appropriate option (such as long g) with the format function.
Related Question