Thanks, but it took me four tries to get there!

"Gunnar Ekblad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Albert
>The best one! Fewest keystrokes!
>Gunnar
>
>-----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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>>> 2345 S. Yellow Springs St.
>>> Springfield, Ohio 45506
>>> Voice 937-322-6120
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>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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>PSD Solutions
>350 West Hubbard, Suite 210
>Chicago, IL 60610
>312-828-9253 Ext. 32
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