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I currently have a job where I have a decimal value, where it needs the comma separators for the thousands. I need a way of putting those in while in a Char format, since I need to right justify the field with spaces.


Example:

Input from database:

49477404.97

Output to file:

49,477,404.97


Remember that I will be formating this to String for Right Justification, so I need the commas to stick.

Thank you.

First Change the target column to Varchar. What is the length of the datatype ?
Then. let work on it.

The current length is 16. I figure to be a max of 19 with comma separators.

FrankTheTank wrote: Example:

Input from database:

49477404.97

Output to file:

49,477,404.97

Remember that I will be formating this to String for Right Justification, so I need the commas to stick.

Hi Frank,
If your string always has two decimal points (ex: 2345.67, 234567.00). Then this solution will work. Do some test on this. Hope this will work for you.

Kris~

Hi,

Oconv(49477404.97, "MD2,P")

Ans = 49,477,404.97

You can use Oconv(yourinput, "MD2,P")

Hope this helps

Or simply make it a decimal and give a decimal separator as comma (,) in the target file.

The Oconv function doesn't seem to work in Parellel jobs, which I am required to use for reasons beyond reason.

Also, I can not just use comma as a decimal seperator at the target file, because I need to keep this field right justified, and that throws it off.

FrankTheTank,

I tried using the comma as decimal separator and it leaves the value right aligned. Can you please let me know how you obtained a different result.

Hi,

FMT(49477404.97, "R2,") ie

FMT(Input, "R2,")

Ans = 49,477,404.97

Hope this helps



Ravi