DataColumn Format

[Rakesh]

Hi,

My user types 7 digit numbers into one of my datacolumns like this: 9999999
I want that to be formatted like this: 999-9999

How could I use the DataColumn->Format property so as to add the '-' in between? Or should I use some other property?

Thanks in advance,
Rakesh

[Marco Martin]

Rakesh,

This might be a little sloppy, but you could use the Insert method of string

string strOriginalValue = strOriginalValue.Insert(nStartIndex,
strValueYouWantToInsert);

knowing this, I would go;

string strOriginalValue = strOriginalValue.Insert(3, "-");

HTH

Marco
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Hi,

My user types 7 digit numbers into one of my datacolumns like this: 9999999 I want that to be formatted like this: 999-9999

How could I use the DataColumn->Format property so as to add the '-' in between? Or should I use some other property?
Thanks in advance,
Rakesh