string prints out as number (E+10...), why?

From: Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 08:35:14 +0000
Subject: string prints out as number (E+10...), why?
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I'm passing a var into a function which is a 16 digit number, but when I try to print it out I get 1.11111111111E+15 instead of the expected 11111111111111. Why? How can I change this behaviour? Jc

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