numberFormat prop

[Steve Messimer]

Rob,

>> Anybody know how to set the decimal precision of a numeric value? I have
>> looked through the docs but I can't seem to find the reference.
> 
> Hi Steve,
> 
> Did you check the numberFormat property?

After thrashing around a bit I did find the numberFormat property on my own.
For some reason I was unable to get it to work correctly.  I think the issue
had to do with how and to what type of container it can be applied. I
presumed that it can be applied to any container.

I tried:

set the numberFormat of fld "myFld" to "00.0" -- (and 00.0 and "##.#") none
of which worked

then I tried:

set the numberFormat of calcHolder to 00.0 -- where calcHolder is a var.
(also tried 00.0 and "##.#") didn't work either

Finally,  I just trunc'd the dang thing and I got pretty much what I was
aiming for. I decided I really didn't need the decimal after all.

put trunc(calcHolder * 100) into fld "myFld"

That having been said it would be nice to see an example of how the
numberFormat should work. :-)  Any examples will be much appreciated.

Regards,

Steve

Stephen R. Messimer
Messimer Computing, Inc
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