2009/8/3 Brendan Jurd <direvus@gmail.com>:
> Okay, so Oracle just forces the output wider to accomodate the
> exponent (i.e., you can't rely on it being fixed-width).
>
> I can adjust the patch to imitate this behaviour; should be able to
> post a new revision within 24 hours.
>
Please find attached version 5 of the patch, which allows for
exponents with any number of digits (up to a total string length of
MAXDOUBLEWIDTH).
Cheers,
BJ