Is there a FORMAT Function?

[BLOMASKY]

I have a need to create a string field, with a formatted number, sometimes with 2 decimal places, sometimes 0

It would look like

IF BO.X = 1000 then BO.A = FORMAT(BO.B, '#,##0.00') ELSE BO.A = FORMAT(BO.B, '#,##0')

Can I accomplish this in Aware?

Thanks
Bruce

[tford]

You'll need to explore the AS_STRING function.

[BLOMASKY]

Thanks for the response, but I didn't think I can control the formatting with that. All it does is convert it to a string. Yea, I could then use some substring functions, but it seems like a format function could be pretty useful.

Bruce

[RocketRod]

I haven't tested it but try adding different styles for the number. Add an applicability condition such as <1000 and with it a different format.

Cheers Rod

[BLOMASKY]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I did try that, and unfortunatly, it didnt work. I still have the decimal points. (but, I would like to be more general, and able to be used in a process, so I can both format the number and also append other text to it.

Bruce

[BobK]

Never doubt Tom.

Try:
BO.A = AS_STRING(BO.B, '#,##0.00')
or
BO.A = AS_STRING(BO.B, '#,##0')

[BenHayat]

Never doubt Tom.

I like that...

[tford]

You guys crack me up. My wife would likely give you a different answer.

I thought the syntax was what Bob indicated, but I had never used it. I just tested this rule and it works:

If Customer.Nbr>=1000 Then
Customer.Nbr_String=AS_STRING(Customer.Nbr,'#,##0.00')
ELSE Customer.Nbr_String=AS_STRING(Customer.Nbr,'#,##0')

I'll ask Vladimir to add some of this formatting info to the User Guide documentation of AS_STRING.

[BLOMASKY]

I must be doing something wrong, since my rule is:

Quotes.priceString=AS_STRING(Quotes.actualPrice,'#,##0') + '/' + Quotes.perString

and when I display the priceString on a query, I will see: 2300.0/M

No commas and 1 decimal place. hummm...