Percent formatting

[techexpressinc1]

We want the screen to show a percent with up to 4 decimal places, a value can be i.e.: 5.1234%
But if the value does not have 4 decimals not to show the ending zeros.
If the value is 5.12% - only show 5.12% not 5.1200%
If the value is 5.1234% - show 5.1234% not 5.12%
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Table field parameters:
Type Numeric, Field Size = Single, Format=Percent, Decimal Places=4
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Form Format parameters:
Format Percent, Decimal Places = 4, shows all 4 but when 5.12 shows 5.1200
Format Percent, Decimal Places = Auto, when 5.1234 show only 5.12

Is there a way for this to work?
Thx
Russ

 

[pbaldy]

As answered elsewhere:

Try the Format() function:

?format(.0512,".0000%")
5.1200%

 

[Tieval]

I think what is being asked for is the opposite of this, just show relevant decimals so 5.1200 becomes 5.12% and 5.1234 becomes 5.1234%, I am guessing you could trim zeros but it is a lot of effort.

 

[CJ_London]

you haven't really provided a full range of possibilities

a format string of 0.####%

will change
0.0512 to 5.12%
0.051234 to 5.1234%
but
0.05 will be 5.%

a format string of 0.0###%

will change
0.0512 to 5.12%
0.051234 to 5.1234%
but
0.05 will be 5.0%