How do you use format

[StephenG1CMZ]

How do you use format to format numbers into strings?

Code:


EXPORT HOWFMT()
BEGIN
 MSGBOX(format(9.3456,"s3"));
END;

Gives a bad argument error.

[Joe Horn]

(06-29-2016 09:41 PM)StephenG1CMZ Wrote:  How do you use format to format numbers into strings?

The format command is a CAS command which Home doesn't know how to handle. So use CAS(format(9.3456,"s3")) when using it in a non-CAS program.

[roadrunner]

Try:

EXPORT HOWFMT()
BEGIN
MSGBOX(format(9.3456,QUOTE("s3")));
END;

-road

[StephenG1CMZ]

Thanks, both of those worked. I had tried CAS.format() instead of CAS(format()).

[toml_12953]

(06-30-2016 07:12 AM)StephenG1CMZ Wrote:  Thanks, both of those worked. I had tried CAS.format() instead of CAS(format()).

When should I use CAS.command and when should I use CAS(command) ?

Tom L