Works great! Thanks!
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> On Dec 9, 2014, at 22:23, Chris Kelling <kelli...@cox.net> wrote:
>
> RealNumber := 1.5;
> FloatToStr(RealNumber:2,RealStr);
> DbeditBox.text := RealStr
>
> The ":2" specifies the number of decimal. If you were using WRITE to output
> to the console, it would look like:
>
> RealNumber := 13.3456;
> writeln('Number = ',RealNumber:3:2);
>
> Which would output
> Number = 13.34
>
> The first number = the number of spaces after the literal (notice the extra
> space after the equals), and the second is the number of decimal places to
> print. NOTE, in both examples, the formatting dies bit change the value (i.e.
> No rounding or trunking happen, just the number of decimal places specified
> are printed).
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> -Chris
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>> On Dec 9, 2014, at 23:03, Larry Dalton <larrydalto...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> How do I get a real number to display as a decimal in a dbedit instead of an
>> exponential number?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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