Re: VFP 9: Making transform() Drop Decimal 0's

?Transform(Int(value))

Dan

Gene Wirchenko wrote:
>     How do I print a number in simplest form?
>
>     The numbers I have are specifed to two decimal places, but I do
> not want trailing 0's or decimal point.  (I allow input of two decimal
> places, but the precision does not need to be printed.)
>
>     transform(5.30) gives "5.30", and I want "5.3".
>     transform(5.00) gives "5.00", and I want "5".
>
>     I also do not want any leading spaces.  I can ltrim() for that
> though.
>
>     I get a surprising result with overprecise constants:
>          n=5.3000
>          ? transform(n)     && outputs "5.3000"
>          n=5.30
>          ? transform(n)     && outputs "5.30"
>          n=5.00
>          ? transform(n)     && outputs "5"
> I expected "5.00" from the last.
>
>     What is the easiest way to deal with this?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gene Wirchenko
>
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