Format number to specific string form

Dear fellow Labview users,
I'm quite familiar with Labview but for some reason I cannot figure out how to do the following:
I need to format a number (any number given) into a string of the form 'mmmmee' where m is a digit and 'ee' the exponential. For example:
0.0128 becomes 1280-5
1654086 becomes 165403
0.0000006 becomes 0600-9
etc.
I would appreciate any advice.
Thank you!
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Here's a quick draft. I am sure some of the regex wizards will come up with something simpler.
It sitll needs some work. For example if the value is zero or negative, or if the resulting exponent is more than 2 digits, you also need extra handling. I currently deal with negative exponents that are more than 1 digit (i.e. 2 digits, including the sign).
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