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dumb question... is there a built-in method to remove trailing zeros in datatype decimal?

Bob
I'm about to convert to string and use regex, but I thought there must be
something I'm missing here that already exists.

Bob

Nov 20 '05 #1
15 20103
use the re expression in a Format

MyStr = Format(5459.4, "##,##0.00" ) ' Returns "5,459.40".
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"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> wrote in message
news:eV******** *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl.. .
I'm about to convert to string and use regex, but I thought there must be
something I'm missing here that already exists.

Bob

Nov 20 '05 #2
Bob
Please explain to me how this can be applied as a general solution.

"One Handed Man" <te************ *************** @BTOpenworld.co m> wrote in
message news:%2******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. ..
use the re expression in a Format

MyStr = Format(5459.4, "##,##0.00" ) ' Returns "5,459.40".
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Regards - One Handed Man

Author : Fish .NET & Keep .NET
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This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties,
and confers no rights.


Nov 20 '05 #3
"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> schrieb
I'm about to convert to string and use regex, but I thought there
must be something I'm missing here that already exists.


Could you please give us an example of which values have to be formatted
how?
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Armin

Nov 20 '05 #4
Bob
Okay, I think I got it.

Function RemoveTrialingZ eros(ByVal dec As Decimal) As Decimal
Return CDec(CSng(dec))
End Function

Bob

"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> wrote in message
news:eV******** *******@tk2msft ngp13.phx.gbl.. .
I'm about to convert to string and use regex, but I thought there must be
something I'm missing here that already exists.

Bob


Nov 20 '05 #5
Bob
324.0000 -- 324
324.0100 -- 324.01
324.0001 -- 324.0001

"Armin Zingler" <az*******@free net.de> wrote in message
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"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> schrieb
I'm about to convert to string and use regex, but I thought there
must be something I'm missing here that already exists.


Could you please give us an example of which values have to be formatted
how?
--
Armin


Nov 20 '05 #6
"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> schrieb
324.0000 -- 324
324.0100 -- 324.01
324.0001 -- 324.0001


The type of the values in the left column is not Decimal, it is String.
There are no trailing zeros in Decimals. The default behavior is that there
are *no* trailing zeros when converting a Decimal to a String, that's why I
don't understand the question:

Dim d As Decimal

d = 324D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324"

d = 324.01D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324.01"

d = 324.0001D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324.0001"
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Armin

Nov 20 '05 #7
Hello,

"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> schrieb:
324.0000 -- 324
324.0100 -- 324.01
324.0001 -- 324.0001


Is that contained in a string like "bla foo baz 342.0000 bar baz foo 234.02
bla"?

Regards,
Herfried K. Wagner
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Nov 20 '05 #8
Bob
Okay, you got me. It's for when I'm displaying the decimal value as a string. I
have some data being returned that comes back as datatype decimal that always
trails with 4 zeros even if the value is integer. I just wanted to chop off the
unnecessary zeros and thought a ...

oh hell.

Here it is.

Dim foo As Decimal = CDec("1.0100")
MsgBox(Format(f oo, "#.####"))

thanks for kicking my brain into gear.

Bob

"Armin Zingler" <az*******@free net.de> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..
"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> schrieb
324.0000 -- 324
324.0100 -- 324.01
324.0001 -- 324.0001


The type of the values in the left column is not Decimal, it is String.
There are no trailing zeros in Decimals. The default behavior is that there
are *no* trailing zeros when converting a Decimal to a String, that's why I
don't understand the question:

Dim d As Decimal

d = 324D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324"

d = 324.01D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324.01"

d = 324.0001D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324.0001"
--
Armin


Nov 20 '05 #9
Sorry i didnt get back sooner, bu you saw the light anyway.

Well done

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Regards - One Handed Man

Author : Fish .NET & Keep .NET
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"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> wrote in message
news:e6******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...
Okay, you got me. It's for when I'm displaying the decimal value as a string. I have some data being returned that comes back as datatype decimal that always trails with 4 zeros even if the value is integer. I just wanted to chop off the unnecessary zeros and thought a ...

oh hell.

Here it is.

Dim foo As Decimal = CDec("1.0100")
MsgBox(Format(f oo, "#.####"))

thanks for kicking my brain into gear.

Bob

"Armin Zingler" <az*******@free net.de> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP09.phx.gbl. ..
"Bob" <no*****@nospam .net> schrieb
324.0000 -- 324
324.0100 -- 324.01
324.0001 -- 324.0001


The type of the values in the left column is not Decimal, it is String.
There are no trailing zeros in Decimals. The default behavior is that there are *no* trailing zeros when converting a Decimal to a String, that's why I don't understand the question:

Dim d As Decimal

d = 324D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324"

d = 324.01D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324.01"

d = 324.0001D
MsgBox(d.ToStri ng) 'returns "324.0001"
--
Armin

Nov 20 '05 #10

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