Re: math and european notation

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 16172
interpreted = N
texte = >I found a workaround using nested format: >[format ,2f][math][format f][itemprice][/format]*[quantity][/math][/format] >That works and seems to do some reformatting on the price field during >calculation even with european format in the database.>Does [format f] >eliminate all punctuations and treats the numbers only?Not intentionally, so be careful -- this may be an accidental side-effect.Currently all numbers are expected to be stored in American format in your database, and in fact should not contain commas either. We expect1000.49 -- good 1,000.49 -- unknown 1.000,49 -- unknownThe upcoming 2.1 release will provide a special [ConvertChars] ability to remove periods and convert commas to periods so that your vendors can type European-style numbers:1.000,49 -> ConvertChars -> 1000.49 (expected WebCat format)Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: math and european notation (Grant Hulbert 1998)
  2. math and european notation (Peter Ostry 1998)
>I found a workaround using nested format: >[format ,2f][math][format f][itemprice][/format]*[quantity][/math][/format] >That works and seems to do some reformatting on the price field during >calculation even with european format in the database.>Does [format f] >eliminate all punctuations and treats the numbers only?Not intentionally, so be careful -- this may be an accidental side-effect.Currently all numbers are expected to be stored in American format in your database, and in fact should not contain commas either. We expect1000.49 -- good 1,000.49 -- unknown 1.000,49 -- unknownThe upcoming 2.1 release will provide a special [convertchars] ability to remove periods and convert commas to periods so that your vendors can type European-style numbers:1.000,49 -> ConvertChars -> 1000.49 (expected WebCat format)Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Grant Hulbert

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