Formatting Issue

[John Baker]

Hi:

I have, I hope, a trivial formatting issue.

I have a field that I wish to format as 12.30 (00.00). IN other words two digits decimal
point and two digits. Using the format command (in a query), I run into a snag:

When I set up the command as:
Format([SumOfW6TotHrs],"nn.nn")

It changes to : Format([SumOfW6TotHrs],"nn\.nn")

And the end result is that the output field always contains zeros.

I know I am doing something wrong, but don't know what it is.

Help appreciated.

John Baker

[Allen Browne]

Try:
Format([SumOfW6TotHrs],"00.00")

BTW, Format() outputs a string value, so that is not suitable for performing
further math on reliably.

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"John Baker" <jo********@comcast.net> wrote in message
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I have, I hope, a trivial formatting issue.

I have a field that I wish to format as 12.30 (00.00). IN other words two
digits decimal
point and two digits. Using the format command (in a query), I run into a
snag:

When I set up the command as:
Format([SumOfW6TotHrs],"nn.nn")

It changes to : Format([SumOfW6TotHrs],"nn\.nn")

And the end result is that the output field always contains zeros.

I know I am doing something wrong, but don't know what it is.

Help appreciated.

John Baker

[John Baker]

Thank you. Just what I was after. For some reason I believed that n was the term for
numbers, but I guess I was wrong.

Thanks again

John Baker

"Allen Browne" <Al*********@SeeSig.Invalid> wrote:

Try:
Format([SumOfW6TotHrs],"00.00")

BTW, Format() outputs a string value, so that is not suitable for performing
further math on reliably.

[Allen Browne]

Yes, n is for miNutes (because m is for Months.)

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.

"John Baker" <jo********@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:st********************************@4ax.com...

Thank you. Just what I was after. For some reason I believed that n was
the term for
numbers, but I guess I was wrong.

Thanks again

John Baker

"Allen Browne" <Al*********@SeeSig.Invalid> wrote:

Try:
Format([SumOfW6TotHrs],"00.00")

BTW, Format() outputs a string value, so that is not suitable for
performing
further math on reliably.