DECIMALPLACESMAX How To?

Belias

How use this function on a field?
I want to set decimal places on the fly but i can't manage to use this function...

Belias

oh...this is the help:

DECIMALPLACESMAX (Control)
Use this function to return the current setting of the maximum number of decimal places for a control (field or text box), and to set a new value. The function manipulates the maximum number-part of the setting of the DecimalPlaces property.

[CurrMaxDecimals] := DECIMALPLACESMAX([NewMaxDecimals])
CurrMaxDecimals

Data type: integer

The current setting of the maximum number of decimal places.

NewMaxDecimals

Data type: integer

The new setting of the maximum number of decimal places.

Comments
See the description of the DecimalPlaces property for details.

I can imagine i can use the function with "currform.control.decimalplaces"...but in the help they wrote FIELD, too.
maybe they intend only "control" fields and not the phisical field on the table?

garak

you can only ste the Min / Max down, not up.

For example: Default is 0:9 you can only set CurrForm."PurchasePrice".DECIMALPLACESMAX(8). If you set CurrForm."PurchasePrice".DECIMALPLACESMAX(10) the system will scream ....

Belias

garak wrote:

you can only ste the Min / Max down, not up.

For example: Default is 0:9 you can only set CurrForm."PurchasePrice".DECIMALPLACESMAX(8). If you set CurrForm."PurchasePrice".DECIMALPLACESMAX(10) the system will scream ....

logical...but what i really meant was: can't i use the function under the table?i think not...(effectively it should be a really painful thing to decrease the decplaces of a field...)

einsTeIn.NET

Yes, it's only for controls.

I never notice that it can only be decreased. That's very annoying if you have only a few records where you want the user to be able or force the user to enter more decimal places.

Belias

well, I solved my problem in another way as this function can't be used...I misunderstood the help...