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8.4.29 FormatNumber Function

Returns an expression formatted as a number.
 

Syntax

FormatNumber(Expression[,NumDigitsAfterDecimal [,IncludeLeadingDigit [,UseParensForNegativeNumbers [,GroupDigits]]]])

Arguments

Expression
The expression to be formatted. Required.
NumDigitsAfterDecimal
A numeric value indicating how many places to the right of the decimal are displayed. Default value is -1, which indicates that the computer's regional settings are used. Optional.
IncludeLeadingDigit
A tristate constant that indicates whether or not a leading zero is displayed for fractional values. See Settings section for values. Optional.
UseParensForNegativeNumbers
A tristate constant that indicates whether or not to place negative values within parentheses. See Settings section for values. Optional.
GroupDigits
A tristate constant that indicates whether or not numbers are grouped using the group delimiter specified in the control panel. See Settings section for values. Optional.

Settings

The IncludeLeadingDigit, UseParensForNegativeNumbers, and GroupDigits argument have the following settings:
 

Constant Value Description
TristateTrue
 
-1
 
True
 
TristateFalse
 
0
 
False
 
TristateUseDefault
 
-2
 
Use the setting from the computer's regional settings.
 

Remarks

When one or more of the optional argument are omitted, the values for omitted argument are provided by the computer's regional settings.
 

Note

On Windows NT systems, all settings information comes from the Regional Settings Number tab.


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