how to stop text from breaking

[blueindian1]

hello,

i have large numbers on a form. say 10 or 15 digits. it's supposed to look like this(for example):
$999,999,999,999,999.00

if one happens to be negative, the the number will break and look like this
$-
999,999,999,999,999.00

how do i stop that?

thanks,

rich

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Try using a TextArea, or a bigger text input line.

I work with very large numbers on my calculator and the only way to avoid problems was to use a textarea:

http://www.petting-zoo.org/Calculator.html

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[blueindian1]

thanks, but i don't have that option. anybody else have any ideas?

thanks

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

Rich,

Are you saying you are not able to change the input type, nor the size of the input text field?

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[blueindian1]

correct. the numbers are comming out of a database and i have no control over them. they must be displayed as text within a table, so a text area is not an option.

 

[EdwardMartinIII]

If you're not using a textarea already, then how can the number break?

Is this just text in a table cell, then?

<table>
  <tr>
    <td>$999,999,999,999,999.00</td>
    <td>$-999,999,999,999,999.00</td>
    <td>$999,999,999,999,999.00</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>$-999,999,999,999,999.00</td>
    <td>$-999,999,999,999,999.00</td>
    <td>$999,999,999,999,999.00</td>
  </tr>
</table>

Like that?

Cheers,


Edward

"Cut a hole in the door. Hang a flap. Criminy, why didn't I think of this earlier?!" -- inventor of the cat door

 

[dkdude]

Hi there,

If your text is inside a table cell try this:

<TABLE>
<TR>
<TD NOWRAP>
$-999,999,999,999,999.00
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

&quot;NOWRAP&quot;... well, prevents the cell from wrapping the contents.

Hope this help you §;O)

Regards


Jakob