From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject: Re: Newbie here: How do i convert a number to a string?
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On Thu, 31 Aug 2000 22:48:49 GMT, eglebbk AT dds DOT nl (Evert Glebbeek)
wrote:

>Newsgroup: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> From: Chris Amos <homie_dont_play_dat AT yahoo DOT com>
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 03:32:33 -0700 (PDT)
>
>>well its because im using allegro's text output functions and all it
>>can print is strings. :(
>
>Use textprintf() instead of textout(). It takes a printf() style
>format string and arguements. Truely useful. I'm not sure in what
>version of Allegro it was introduced, if it's not in your version you
>may have to update.

It was in 3.1; I used it in early versions of freepuzzlearena.  It's
still in 3.9.32/33, the latest version.  (.33 is the latest but it
breaks "common dll for mingw and m$vc compiled allegro programs"
support; I'll use .32 until .34 fixes this).

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