8.4.30 FormatPercent Function

Returns an expression formatted as a percentage (multiplied by 100) with a trailing % character.
Syntax
FormatPercent(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
- The tristate constant that indicates whether or not a leading zero is displayed for fractional values. See Settings section for values. Optional.
- UseParensForNegativeNumbers
- The tristate constant that indicates whether or not to place negative values within parentheses. See Settings section for values. Optional.
- GroupDigits
- The 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
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Value
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Description
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TristateTrue
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-1
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True
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TristateFalse
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0
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False
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TristateUseDefault
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-2
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Use the setting from the computer's regional settings.
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Remarks
When one or more optional argument are omitted, the values for the 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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