I think you're looking for the FormatFloat function.
ATNMBR = FormatFloat("000", TNMBR);
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From: "John Bird" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [DUG]: Dollar amounts in int fields
> I have a real basic Delphi 5 question, forgive me for asking such a silly
> one but
> I cannot sort it out from the help
>
> ATNMBR:string;
> TNMBR:integer;
>
> I am trying to get ATNMBR (string) to contain an integer using 3
> characters, e.g.
> 1 -> 001
> 5 -> 005
> 10 -> 010
> 100 ->100
>
> ATNMBR:=format('%3d',[TNMBR]); doesn't seem to
> work, produces ' 1'
> ATNMBR:='001'; this works,
> unfortunately only caters
> for the case when
> TNMBR = 1
>
> The format help talks of a prec (precision) qualifier, but doesn't give an
> example of how to use it
>
>
>
>
>
> John Bird
> Beyond Data Systems
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ph 64-3-3654656 or 027 436-7702
> Fax 03-3793340
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