Ok ...
But what if I want a shorthand format-specifier that does not rely on any
more-global objects (such as CultureInfo). Must such specifiers always be
designated character-by-character ?
For example, if I want to display currency with a dollar-sign prefix, each
group of 3 digits separated by a comma, no decimal point or decimal places,
and blank for negative or zero values, then I would have to use something
like
"$###,###,###;;"
But how to cover the case where the currency value might be larger? (more
than 9 digits might need to be present)
"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Hi,
yes
Ken
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"John A Grandy" <johnagrandy-at-yahoo-dot-com> wrote in message
news:ej**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... if i use "c" , the formatting then follows the
System.Globalization.CultureInfo.NumberFormat in effect for the page ,
correct ?
"Ken Tucker [MVP]" <vb***@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:ur**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... Hi,
Dim c As Decimal = 12.68
Me.Text = c.ToString("c")
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...matStrings.asp
Ken
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"John A Grandy" <johnagrandy-at-yahoo-dot-com> wrote in message
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>i thought the following would work for currency
>
> {0:$000,000,000.00}
>
> but it is displaying ( for example ) :
>
> $000,025,368.87
>
> i don't want the extra zeros ...
>
>
