Here is one:
set var vSTime Time = 13:23:01
set time format HHMMSS
set var vTTIme Text = .vSTime
set var vstr=((ctxt(.vTTIme)) + (SFIL('0', 8 - (slen((ctxt(.vTTIme)))))))
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Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:24 AM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Formatting a value
>
> I'm trying to pad a variable with zero's on the end for an EDI application
in
> RBWin 6.5++ and I'm missing something on the fomat function. The variable
> starts as a time variable:
>
> var vSTime Time = 13:23:01
> set time format HHMMSS
> set vat vTTIme Text = .vSTime
> set time format HH:MM:SS
>
> Show var vTTime
> 132301
> Now the kicker. I need var vTTime to be converted to an 8 character
string,
> to represent hundredths of a second,
> i.e. 13230100
>
> I keep trying the Format function, but I'm missing SOMETHING in the format
> command. Anyone got a string conversion that will work consistantly?
>
> TIA
>
> Damon
>
> Damon D. Kaufman
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