Displaying Decimal Numbers

[zdas04]

Why are simple things so hard and difficult things so easy?

I'm simply trying to display a number like 16.043 on a msgbox. What I get is 16

When I try to format it with Format(numField,"#0.000", yes, I am an old COBOL programmer) I get 16.000 .

What dumb little thing am I doing wrong?

Thanks

David

 

[chiph]

What is the datatype of the variable that is holding your 16.043 value?

If your value is stored in a double, you can do it like this:

Dim MyDbl As System.Double
Dim MyFormattedString As String

MyDbl = 16.034
MyFormattedString = MyDbl.ToString("#0.000")

Console.WriteLine(MyFormattedString)

Chip H.


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[zdas04]

ChipH,
Thanks, I like the .ToString option, it seems more consistent with VB than the old CStr(format( syntax I was using. The problem I had turns out to have been that I declared my variable as "Long" when I meant to use "Double" - I hate it when the computer does just what you tell it to do.

David

 

[jfrost10]

There's also a decimal data type that you can use, which should let you specify the decimal spots.

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