That won't work, you'll get "100.00", not "100000.00". Try REReplace(my_number, "[^0-9.]", "", "all").
cheers, barneyb On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:34 AM, DURETTE, STEVEN J (ATTASIAIT) <sd1...@att.com> wrote: > > Robert, > > You shouldn't have to strip it in a perfect world, but the comma makes it a > string not a number according to ColdFusion. > > Try this instead: $#numberFormat(val(my_number), "______.00")# > > Might not work, I didn't test it. > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Harrison [mailto:rob...@austin-williams.com] > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:28 PM > To: cf-talk > Subject: Convert to number > > > This is just plain stupid. > > Client enters: 100,000.00 > > Formatting is: $#NumberFormat(my_number,"_______.00")# > > Cold Fusion Says: Cannot convert 100,000.00 to number. > > I have to be brain dead. There is no way I should have to strip commas, so > what stupid thing am I doing? Just no seeing it right now. > > Thanks > > > Robert B. Harrison > Director of Interactive Services > Austin & Williams > 125 Kennedy Drive, Suite 100 > Hauppauge NY 11788 > P : 631.231.6600 Ext. 119 > F : 631.434.7022 > http://www.austin-williams.com > > Great advertising can't be either/or. It must be &. > > Plug in to our blog: A&W Unplugged > http://www.austin-williams.com/unplugged > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 5113 (20100513) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:333655 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
