On second thot, I think I will just use my own number formatting function.
Bob S > On Feb 15, 2018, at 09:54 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Thanks Klaus and Mike indeed you are correct. I keep making the mistake of > reading the dictionary. ;-P I don't see anything there that refers to only > working with containers, only that the results of the calculation is > affected. > > But it's more complex than even that. Given: > > set the numberFormat to "0.00" > put 0 into textprice > put textprice > > displays 0, not 0.00. So a calculation *must* be performed on a variable > *and* the variable put into a container in order for this to take effect. > What I am going to do instead to initialize a numberic variable is to add 0 > to a variable. > > The second part I am sketchy on tho. I think the script editor variable > watcher is itself a livecode stack with livecode fields, so it ought to > reflect the results of numberFormat, however numberFormat applies only to the > local script it is set in, so how that could be accomplished I do not know. > > I think I will put in a feature request to update the dictionary to reflect > this. > > Bob S > > >> On Feb 15, 2018, at 09:34 , Klaus major-k via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Bob, >> >>> Am 15.02.2018 um 18:20 schrieb Bob Sneidar via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: >>> >>> I have this in a script: >>> >>> on mouseUp >>> set the numberFormat to "0.00" >>> put 1.00+1 into tpoextprice >>> breakpoint >> >> put tpoextprice >> >>> end mouseUp >>> At this point tpoextprice is 2. Not mind you, 2.00, just 2. >> >> Adding this, will put 2.00 into the message box. LC 8.1.9, Mac. >> So maybe the debugger does just not display the correct number? >> >>> Either I am missing something (again) or else numberFormat is broken. >>> >>> Bob S >> >> Best >> >> Klaus >> >> -- >> Klaus Major >> http://www.major-k.de >> kl...@major-k.de >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
