You forgot to give examples for Bob's original problem? The negative numbers ... ;-)
> Paul D. wrote: >> put format("$%0.2f",tMoney) into msg >> >> for tMoney = 5.55, you get $5.55 >> for tMoney = 5.33333, you get $5.33 >> >> want a space between the $, then use >> put format("$ %0.2f",tMoney) into msg >> >> want a leading zero and minimum of 2 digits before the decimal point >> put format("$ %05.2f",5.553) into msg _______________________________________________ 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