Format text in Fields

I don't see a way to format an objects' length to say, 2 decimal places in a
Field, and therefore in a Table, using the command line; is there a way to
do it programmatically using vlisp/VBA?

 

Here is another way to do it, _independent_ of LUPrec, given length of
2.633:

\f "%.3f" = 2.633
\f "%.2f" = 2.63
\f "%.1f" = 2.6
\f "%.0f" = 3

Use the above format string in the field expression rather than the
predefined ones. A quick way to do this is to select the object in the field
dialog and then it's Length property, copy the resulting expression to a
text editor, and replace the format string (the string after the \f. Copy
the edited field expression into the MText editor, or other text-based
editing interface.

Note that the above format uses decimal units only.

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R. Robert Bell


Hi Randy,

Just before placing the field make sure you have (setvar "luprec" 2) and
that will doit... also the previous fields with a different precision will
be updated if you use the regen command.

I have not done it with code or playing to much with field objects...

hth

 

Yeah, the only downside is you are stuck with decimal units.

--
R. Robert Bell

Great info Roberto!,

now one can copy the field with a desired presicion [since those made with
this are not updated with regen even if someone changes the luprec sysvar]
to another object, from the mtedit command, much easier... i guess.

le

 

Excellent! Thanks much. Is this documented anywhere?

 

Not to my knowledge.

 

instead of "%.0f" use "%pr0" which sets the precision regardless of units.
For example:
\f "%lu1%ct4%pr0 SQ. FT."
sets linear units to scientific (lu1)
converts the area from square inches to square feet (ct4)
and set precision to 0 decimal places (pr0)