Re: math and european notation
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 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 -- good1,000.49 -- unknown1.000,49 -- 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 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>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 -- good1,000.49 -- unknown1.000,49 -- 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 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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