Dennis, Let's see if I can help you a little here <SMILE>
In the database design, I'm pretty sure you can select the grade of Braille to be used in each field so that this becomes the expected one. In the Debit field I notice it's Grade 2, but somewhere in the manual I saw that only a minus sign (the dash) could be added here; so it probably doesn't approve of the Braille Grade 2 minus sign! (Of course, if this field were in computer Braille then dots 3,6 would be acceptable, so you could change the grade of Braille to be used in that field in the original database definition file.) I don't believe you can add currency into a number field, but I could be wrong there. Your alternative would be to change this field to a string, which will give you much more option. There are instructions in the Database chapter about what to do with a database if you have already entered a lot of records and need to retain the database, so you may want to look at that or come back with more questions. If you can start entering your records again from scratch then I suggest you first make modifications to the original Definitions file as mentioned above. I'm not the world's expert here at all so maybe others can add to this on list. Hope this helps a bit. -- Carol - Reading, UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Freedman Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:09 PM To: braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] Help with numbers in Transaction database (Mpower ks7) I have posted before but received no replies :) I'm having problems entering certain numbers in the debit/credit/balance fields of the transactions database. Specifically I am using the UK Braille table, but have also tried with computer Braille. I occasionally get things to work, then can't remember what I did :) Decimal numbers and negative numbers give me an out of range error. So for instance if I enter 132.47 for the amount, do I have to omit the number sign, leave a space before the decimal point, etc etc. Similarly for a negative amount, placement of minus sign and actual code for the minus sign. Any help welcomed in either UK or Computer code. Thanks. ________________________________________________________________ Did you know! This message could have been secured by the TFT BBS Digital Security Initiative. To secure future messages from this sender, please click this link: https://keys.tft-bbs.co.uk:10040/b/b.e?r=braillenote%40list.humanware.co m&n=jD0rfa%2FB%2FMTYNz8cTBdczw%3D%3D ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/271 - Release Date: 28/02/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/272 - Release Date: 01/03/2006 ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
