Insert a comma into a number when the number is larger than 999
Description
This command is used to place commas into a field when the number in the field is greater than 999.
The command will make the following types of changes:
It will change 1000 to 1,000
100000 to 100,000
10000000 to 10,000,000
The Command
Replace all fieldname with IIF(LEN(ALLT(fieldname))>6 ,LEFT(ALLT(fieldname),LEN(ALLT(fieldname))-6)+","+SUBSTR(ALLT(fieldname),LEN(ALLT(fieldname))-5),ALLT(fieldname))
Replace all fieldname with IIF(LEN(ALLT(fieldname))>3,LEFT(ALLT(fieldname),LEN(ALLT(fieldname))-3)+","+SUBSTR(ALLT(fieldname),LEN(ALLT(fieldname))-2),ALLT(fieldname))
In this command, FIELDNAME represents the field that contains the number. Change the word fieldname to the name of the field in your database that you want this command applied to. Before running this command, make sure your field is wide enough to hold at least two extra characters. Pull down the Edit menu to Fields to find out.
