Albert
The best one! Fewest keystrokes!
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Albert
Berry
Sent: den 5 februari 2003 17:12
To: RBASE-L Mailing List
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Formatting a value
And if you can be satisfied with just 00 on the end (two zeroes)
(FORMAT(.#TIME,"HHMMSS00"))
^^
zeroes
"MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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)))))))
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>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
>> President
>> Stalder Spring Works, Inc
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>> Springfield, Ohio 45506
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>>
>
>
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Albert Berry
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350 West Hubbard, Suite 210
Chicago, IL 60610
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