Strictly speaking it is only backwards compatable for default formating. Any pages using the format="s [s] --s" attribute would have to be changed to %s or %i or %f depending on the data type.
To maintain complete backwards compatibility, we would have to add a new attribute such as formatSPF. Shawn >Yep, this is a good idea ! It mantains backward compatibility and adds > flexibility. > > Carlos. > > A request has been made to strengthen the format attribute to make it > > similar to the Unix sprintf utility. Any objections? > > > > Basically, default formating would remain the same and it would allow more > > robust formatting with just the added complexity of being more type specific > > with the attribute. > > > > For example, format="s--s" could be "%s is about %.2f" where your float (ie > > %.2f) would be truncated to two decimals. > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: viaVerio will pay you up to $1,000 for every account that you consolidate with us. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4749864;7604308;v? http://www.viaverio.com/consolidator/osdn.cfm _______________________________________________ DbForms Mailing List http://www.wap-force.net/dbforms
