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Resolved Indian Display Format in DW

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  1. Sivaprakash BKR
    Sivaprakash BKR
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  3. Monday, 25 February 2019 06:14 AM UTC

Hello,

Using PB 2017 SP3 Build 1880

[in a computed column in a datawindow]

I need to display a computed column with amount in Indian Format [ ##,##,##,##0.00 ]   (See the comma).  When I create the expression as 

namecolumn + ' (' + String(groupbalance, '##,##,##,##0.00') + ')'

what I get is Income (987,654,321.90) instead of Income (98,76,54,321.90).  

Anything should I do to display it correctly ?

Happiness Always
BKR Sivaprakash

 

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Roland Smith
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  1. Thursday, 28 February 2019 13:49 PM UTC
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  3. # 1

You only need '#,##0.00' the rest of the number will follow the pattern automatically.

Is the result a decimal value? Applying a decimal format to a whole number would lead to unexpected results.

 

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Sivaprakash BKR
  1. Sivaprakash BKR
  2. Friday, 1 March 2019 04:21 AM UTC
Roland Smith,

Indian format is somehow different from international format. We have to separate 3 columns on right most side, then with 2 digits when moving towards left.

eg. 12,34,56,789.99



which will not work out with the format you suggested.
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Kevin Ridley
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  1. Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:44 PM UTC
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I think this is probably a bug.  I simplified it to - string(groupbalance_1, '##,##,##,##,##,##,##0.00') and it still didn't work.  You didn't have any non decimal numbers, so I tried it in one of my dw's with a regular non decimal number and it worked fine.  I then took it even a step further and tried - string(truncate(groupbalance_1, 2), '##,##,##,##,##,##,##0.00').  This displayed the correct format as well, so PB is somehow struggling with the decimals in the String function.  I would enter a new bug and see what support says.

 

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Kevin Ridley
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  2. Thursday, 7 March 2019 12:53 PM UTC
I think I like my workaround better, lol. Well at least they are looking into it.
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Chris Pollach @Appeon
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  2. Thursday, 7 March 2019 17:44 PM UTC
FYI: This issue is reproducible from older PB versions as well (ie: 11.x and 12.x).
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Sivaprakash BKR
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  2. Friday, 8 March 2019 07:48 AM UTC
Yes Kevin, for me both are good. Adding extra strings in format makes the dw to behave correctly.

Yes Chris, it's legacy bug.
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Sivaprakash BKR
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  1. Thursday, 28 February 2019 04:59 AM UTC
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  3. # 3

Thanks Chris.

OS: Win 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1
PB: 2017 SP 3 build 1880

Here are attached image files of my regional settings and the output [ preview ] of the datawindow.

Tried

Changed to English [ United States ] from English [ India ] under Formats in Region and Settings.  Restarted Powerbuilder, no change.

This issue is only when I try to display data in a datawindow's computed column.   Using the same command [ string(numericfield, '##,##,##,##0.00') ] in window gives me the correct result.   Setting formats in datawindow's numeric columns also gives me the correct result.   Only place where this doesn't work is in a datawindow's computed column. 

Any change do I need to do in Regional Settings ?

Happiness Always
BKR Sivaprakash

 

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Sivaprakash BKR
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  2. Saturday, 2 March 2019 04:51 AM UTC
Thanks Chris,

I could test in PB 11.5 where Indian format is not supported. Could not test in 12.x. [ Don't have a copy ]

If Display/Edit mask are handled by PBDWExxx.dll, it seems it's working right.



Again the issue is with String command used in a computed column inside a datawindow.

Would like to know whether string commands, at window level and in datawindow level, are handled by different dll in any way or by the same dll?
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Sivaprakash BKR
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  2. Saturday, 2 March 2019 04:53 AM UTC
As Kevin told that he'll be raising a bug report with Appeon support, I'm not doing the same.
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Chris Pollach @Appeon
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  2. Wednesday, 6 March 2019 20:19 PM UTC
Yes, I suspect that this issue was prevalent through all the v11.x and 12.x series of PB's.
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Sivaprakash BKR
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  1. Wednesday, 27 February 2019 07:42 AM UTC
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Thanks Kevin, 

I've attached a PB project with a datawindow [ with data ] named dw_rep_profitloss_tform_old.  Just preview it and see data displayed under Expenditure and Income columns.

Amount column displays correctly, but not computed columns.

would like to know the mistake I do ?

Happiness Always
BKR Sivaprakash

NB.:  Attached project in rar file.  Need to unzip it.

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Kevin Ridley
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  1. Monday, 25 February 2019 15:30 PM UTC
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You shouldn't need to make it into a string.  Create a computed column where the value is your numeric column, then under Format just use ##,##,##,##0.00 and it should work like you want. 

 

Kevin

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Kevin Ridley
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  2. Tuesday, 26 February 2019 14:16 PM UTC
FYI - In my test, column1 is a string column and column2 is a standard numeric. What are you getting currently with what you have?
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Chris Pollach @Appeon
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  2. Wednesday, 27 February 2019 21:23 PM UTC
Hi Kevin;

I suspect that Sivaprakash's display mask issues are related to his App user's "Regional Settings" and no specific localized PB run-time files for that language. If that is the case. maybe the best solution is to build a Global Function that processes these unique "display/Edit" masks the way the App user's want it?

Regards ... Chris
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Kevin Ridley
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  2. Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:54 PM UTC
@Chris - please see my most recent reply. It seems like it's isolated to the String function converting a decimal. If I use a regular long type number, it works fine, or when truncate() the decimal to eliminate the decimal places, the display format shows correctly.
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