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+BEGIN {
+ split(" 1.234 ", f, "|") # create a numeric string (strnum) value
+ OFMT = "%.1f"
+ CONVFMT = "%.2f"
+
+ # Check whether a strnum is displayed the same way before and
+ # after force_number is called. Also, should numeric strings
+ # be formatted with OFMT and CONVFMT or show the original string value?
+
+ print f[1] # OFMT
+ print (f[1] "") # CONVFMT
+
+ # force conversion to NUMBER if it has not happened already
+ x = f[1]+0
+
+ print f[1] # OFMT
+ print (f[1] "") # CONVFMT
+}