Re: Number Format Problem
Re: Number Format Problem
- Subject: Re: Number Format Problem
- From: Paul Berkowitz <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:41:46 -0700
- Thread-topic: Number Format Problem
For Interface Builder, use one of those Formatters to get it into exactly
the format you want, from the (number or) integer format. You can specify
two decimal places there.
--
Paul Berkowitz
> From: John Mistler <email@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:37:10 -0700
> To: Applescript Users <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: Number Format Problem
>
> I didn't want to complicate the question with the fact that I am
> displaying the result in an Interface Builder text field, but that
> would qualify as an Applescript-Studio question. I thought this was
> more of an applescript question, so I went here first.
>
> For display purposes, how can I get the proper format?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> On Mar 21, 2008, at 12:31 PM, Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
>> On Mar 21, 2008, at 12:29 PM, John Mistler wrote:
>>> I'm trying to convert a string to a number, so that I can use it in
>>> an arithmetic function, but there is a problem:
>>>
>>> set theAmount to "12345.00"
>>> set theAmount to theAmount as number
>>> log theAmount --> 1.2346E+4
>>>
>>> How can I prevent the number from converting to this format?
>> If you're going to use it in an arithmetic function, what difference
>> does it make how it is displayed?
>>
>> -- Michelle
>>
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