Sorry Planas, perhaps I have not explained clearly. I do not want the ID column ( it had to be included to allow me to enter data into the Rental column).
The example I gave was to show that if I did a select on the decimal field only it displayed as a decimal but if I preceded the decimal field in the query with another it displayed as an integer ( no decimal places) Hope this clears this up regards John On 7 September 2011 18:00, planas <jsloz...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 2011-09-07 at 17:34 +0100, John Mullen wrote: > > > This gets weirder. > > > > Try this: Create a table CONTRACTS with an INTEGER field (ID) as a > > Primary key, set to auto fill > > and a decimal field (Rental) set to 2 decimal places. > > > > Add the value 150.00 to the first row. > > > > Run the query > > > > SELECT "CONTRACTS"."Rental" FROM "CONTRACTS" > > > > this returns 150.00 > > > > Good so far. > > > > Now run the query > > > > > > SELECT 1.00, "CONTRACTS.Rental" FROM "CONTRACTS" > > > > this returns 1.00 150 > > > > Any idea why? > > > > You are selecting the value 1 and the all the values in the Rental > column. Why it is not displaying the decimal places I do not know. > To select the ID field you need to > > SELECT "ID", "Rentals" or * > FROM "Contracts" > > > regards > > > > John > > > > On 6 September 2011 20:48, Andreas Säger <ville...@t-online.de> wrote: > > > > > > > > Steve Edmonds wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi. > > > >>From the original posters example, he has decimal places, just not > > > > trailing zeros. I think the calculation is correct just the display > of > > > > the result needs formatting. I don't use Base (yet) but is the > correct > > > > data type for currency DECIMAL. Can the field display format be set > by > > > > right clicking the field in the form as in a form letter. > > > > steve > > > > > > > > > > > The DATEDIF function returns an integer, 7 is an integer. So there is > no > > > decimal involved in the calculation and the result is an integer > despite > > > the > > > division. No formatting attribute will change an iteger number. Any > > > currency > > > format will end with .00 if the formatted value is an integer one. > > > > > > How about this one with the last brace shifted: > > > ABS( DATEDIFF( 'dd', "RENT_PAYMENTS"."Date_Paid", CURDATE( ) ) ) / > 7.00 > > > (first get the absolute day difference, then divide by decimal 7.00) > > > > > > -- > > > View this message in context: > > > > http://nabble.documentfoundation.org/Calculated-fields-not-showing-decimal-places-in-BASE-query-tp3313752p3314620.html > > > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > -- > > > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: > users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > > > Problems? > > > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > > Posting guidelines + more: > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > > > deleted > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Cheapest mobile tariffs - GUARANTEED <http://www.discoverhow.co.uk/> > > > > "I train people to make money" <http://www.makemoney.discoverhow.co.uk/> > > > > "Action always beats inaction" - Robert T. Kiyosaki > > > > > > -- > Jay Lozier > jsloz...@gmail.com > > -- > For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Cheapest mobile tariffs - GUARANTEED <http://www.discoverhow.co.uk/> "I train people to make money" <http://www.makemoney.discoverhow.co.uk/> "Action always beats inaction" - Robert T. Kiyosaki -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
