       CHARACTER*48 FUNCTION TM_FMT_SNGL(val, digits, max_len, str_len)

*
*
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*
* convert the value val to a formatted string, left justified, not exceeding
* max_len in length and with the shortest possible format( unnecerssary zeros
* eliminated )

* programmer - Ansley Manke, from tm_fmt.F
* NOAA/PMEL, Seattle, WA - Tropical Modeling and Analysis Program
*
* 1/13/2012
* Single-precision version of TM_FMT, to be called from PPLUS.
*
* *kms*  v7.5 5/19 Change to a wrapper for calling TM_FMT
*                  Return CHARACTER*48 to simplify life.

* calling arguments:
* val      - REAL*4 value to be converted
* digits   - IF >0 maximum number of significant digits desired
*            ELSE  maximum number of decimal places desired
* max_len  - longest allowable length for string to be returned
* str_len  - (returned) actual length of the string generated

        IMPLICIT NONE

* calling argument declarations:
        INTEGER digits, max_len, str_len
        REAL*4  val

* functions:
        CHARACTER*48 TM_FMT

* internal variable declarations:
        REAL*8 dblval
        CHARACTER*48 outstring

        dblval = DBLE(val)
        outstring = TM_FMT(dblval, digits, max_len, str_len)
        TM_FMT_SNGL = outstring
        RETURN

        END

