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Muz Registered 14/02/2002 Points 6499	31st October, 2008 at 14:48:58 - I told MMF2 to turn (1/3) into a string. It then displays 0.33333333333. I just want it to display 0.33. How do I do that? Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.
Sketchy Cornwall UK Registered 06/11/2004 Points 1971	31st October, 2008 at 15:10:07 - I suspect there's an easier way, but what the heck... Val(Left$(Str$( >Original Value< ), 1+Len(Str$(Int( >Original Value< )))+ >Number of Decimal Places< )) If the value is always less than 10 you could just replace everything after the comma with a fixed number, at least. Hey, I should snippetize that Edited by the Author. n/a
Peblo Custom ratings must be 50 characters or less Registered 05/07/2002 Points 185	31st October, 2008 at 22:20:16 - In the object properties, I believe. "Isn't it always amazing how we characterize a person's intelligence by how closely their thinking matches ours?" ~Belgarath
Sketchy Cornwall UK Registered 06/11/2004 Points 1971	1st November, 2008 at 00:14:40 - See, I knew there'd be an easier way That's using a counter of course. n/a
Muz Registered 14/02/2002 Points 6499	1st November, 2008 at 01:53:58 - Hmm.. does that code work with numbers that don't have decimal places? Because sometimes it's 1/3, sometimes 1/2, sometimes 1/1, etc I thought there'd be an easier way to, like one of those extensions or commands I never noticed. Peblo, the program divides it in the expression editor, not a counter. And then puts it into a text string. I don't think that value handling is in the text string properties. I suppose I could put it into a temporary counter, pull it out, put the next one into a counter, etc, but that's gonna add about 3 more actions per loop and a few bugs along the way Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.
Muz Registered 14/02/2002 Points 6499	1st November, 2008 at 02:02:20 - I found the "easier" solution. Let's say X is the 1/3, 1/2 or whatever. Round(X*100)/100.0 Replace 100 and 100.0 with 1000 and 1000.0 for 3 digits after decimal point, and so on. It's ugly, but it works and is a bit more elegant than Sketchy's method. Just in case anyone is searching for a solution to the same problem in the future. Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.
Sketchy Cornwall UK Registered 06/11/2004 Points 1971	1st November, 2008 at 02:48:00 - That's a nice simple solution Mine actually does something a bit different anyway. It limits the maximum nuber of decimal places, so "1" would still be "1", not "1.00" for example. n/a
Muz Registered 14/02/2002 Points 6499	1st November, 2008 at 09:12:14 - Mine also makes "1" appear as "1", not "1.00". But you have to divide it by 1.00 otherwise it won't work because of the really wierd way MMF handles integers and doubles. Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.

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