date_Construct8601 (was numberformat)

[william humphrey]

Can the format command be used to solve the common task of needing a number
000,000,000  (put the commas in)?

Or the format number like accountants

$          000,000,000.00   ?

I noticed it has the option for #.00 to set two decimal places but no add
the commas or put a dollar sign.  I remember that in hypercard we had an
external for this.

Thanks,

Bill