Hi Pete That would be great. For all to know the My CodeBook Pro will be available soon online. I will want to add all of the comments in the subject "Formatting Number Fields & Handlers"
Thank you Vaughn Clement Apps by Vaughn Clement (Support) *http://www.appsbyvaughnclement.com/tools/home-page/* Skype: vaughn.clement https://secure.join.me/appsbyvclement FaceTime: vclem...@gmail.com LogMeIn also avaialble Call on "ooVoo" at address: vaughnclement or 9282549062 Ph. 928-254-9062 Cloud Hosting Registration Web Site: https://my.oditech.com/cart.php?a=add&pid=41 On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Peter Haworth <p...@lcsql.com> wrote: > Somewhere tucked away I have a handler that formats currency values with > various options - currency symbol, whether the currency symbol comes before > or after the value, various negative value formats, the decimal separator > character, and the group separator character. I think there was also an > option to define the number of characters in each group since apparently > some countries have a convention other than 3. > > The script was written for me by someone on this list but I don;t recall > who. I'll dig it out and post it. > > Pete > lcSQL Software <http://www.lcsql.com> > > > On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 1:04 AM, FlexibleLearning.com < > ad...@flexiblelearning.com> wrote: > > > Hi Jacque, > > > > I wrote it to demonstrate to Vaughn exactly what you said ("We have some > > terrific building blocks and we can make almost anything out of them"), > > more > > to assist his 'learning curve' than a 'final solution'. > > > > Beginner's luck to choose this as his first foray into LC! It is a > > challenging problem, and I am by no means convinced that I have found a > > generic solution, let alone a truly elegant one. What would be really > cool > > is if others could collectively improve on it, but I'm not sure how we > > could > > do this in real time. > > > > The starter stack is here: www.flexiblelearning.com/currencyfields.zip > > > > cc'ing the list in case anyone else wants to chip in. Am happy to upload > > improvements/alternatives but, as above, not sure how we handle version > > control unless by judicious commenting. > > > > Best and hugs, > > > > Hugh Senior > > FLCo > > > > > > > > On 9/14/13 1:34 PM, Vaughn Clement wrote: > > > > > I am starting to see a > > > trend in the conversation in the How To email that is out to defend LC > to > > > protect the standards of usage. I am not saying this is good or bad, > but > > I > > > wonder if this will impede the future growth of what was once a very > > simple > > > product named HypeCard? > > > > I think it's more that we know how the engine works and why it works > > that way, and what would break if it were changed. The stack you > > received shows what can be done with the primitive elements that > > LiveCode offers -- that's "primitive" in the sense of "basic", not > > "undeveloped." We have some terrific building blocks and we can make > > almost anything out of them. > > > > By the way, the mailing list doesn't allow attachments, so you probably > > received that stack in private mail. It sounds like a good candidate for > > the User Samples area if it isn't in there already, maybe the author > > will consider uploading it there. > > > > -- > > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
