Re: BTITLE looses formatting?

From: Suresh Bhat <suresh.bhat_at_mitchell-energy.com>
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 14:17:47 GMT
Message-ID: <01bd7aaa$60f5ea80$a504fa80@mndnet>

Column format does not work in ttitle or btitle. Try putting in the format in btitle statement. It is good for all values until it is changed again. example:

btitle format $9990.99 center xsubtotal column 56 fomrat 999999 x1subtotal format 999 'Page: ' sql.pno

Good luck!!

Zekmoe <zekmoe_at_aol.com> wrote in article <1998050511305601.HAA27158_at_ladder03.news.aol.com>...
> In trying to format a screen, anything I place with BTITLE looses any
number
> formatting(i.e. $25.80 becomes 25.8) Even though I have it correctly
formatted
> elsewhere. I have the statement segment somehwhat like this:
> ...
> btitle right xsubtotal skip 1 -
>
> The btitle uses an ailias. The column formatting is:
> column subtotal noprint new_value xsubtotal format $9999.99
> I get no error message, but the formatting is ignored weather I add the
> formating to the end of the ailias or just try using the formatting in my
mask.
> Any ideas?
> Bob Maggio
>
Received on Mon May 11 1998 - 09:17:47 CDT