FLASH: Make number to 2 decimal places.. WOOHOO

[chrismc]

Hi Guys.


Thanks for all your help. I banged in Helen Triolo`s code, and bingo worked

first time.

Thanks Helen for making it completly idiot proof for me


Also thanks to Frank Pichel & Jason_Schubring (im gonna try your idea next

:O) )


Anyway...


WOOOHOOO


hehe


Chris Mc

chrismcbip-ltd [dot] co [dot] uk

----- Original Message -----

From: "Helen Triolo" <

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Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 6:23 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Make number to 2 decimal places.. HELP!



> And here's some exact code that should work (for Flash 4):

>

> Set Variable: "num" = int(x*100+0.5)  // to round to the nearest

> hundredth

> If (num < 10)

>     Set Variable: "formatted" = "0.0" & num

> Else If (num < 100)

>     Set Variable: "formatted" = "0." & num

> Else

>     Set Variable: "formatted" = substring(num, 1, length(num)-2) & "." &

> substring(num, length(num)-1)

> End If

>

> frank pichel wrote:

> >

> > Chris

> >

> > Use the substring expression - it puts a substring out of a string of

> > characters.

> >

> > Substring ( string, index, count )

> >

> > in it:

> > string is equal to a variable name

> > index is the character you want to use (over from the left, I believe)

> > count is the number of characters you want to extract

> >

> > for your example

> >

> > Set Variable: "little_number" = Substring (big_number, 3, 2 )

> >

> > so you will output little_number now instead of big_number

> >

> > frank

> >

> > > Hi guys.

> > >

> > > Just joined this list, so be gentle.

> > >

> > > Basicaly im using Flash 4 for a couple of loan company clients. By

using

> > the

> > > FS commands i can make flash do some pretty cool equations that would

make

> > > any math nerd drool lol.

> > >

> > > However I'm having the problem that because of the equation it leaves

> > allot

> > > of digits after the decimal point.

> > > I.e

> > > Output = 12.455555555

> > >

> > > If I could get that figure to two decimal points, I would be VERY

happy as

> > > it would make the whole thing far more polished looking.

> > >

> > > Any help/ ideas you can give would be fantastic.

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > > Chris Mc

>

> > chrismcbip-ltd [dot] co [dot] uk

> >

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