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Manan Joshi
Manan Joshi
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Convert PMReal to string taking into consideration the OS format settings

Jul 15, 2012 11:21 PM

Tags: #string #locale #pmreal #decimal_notation

Hi All,

 

I have come across a problem in which i would like the esteemed members of this community to spare a thought.

 

I have a number in a PMReal and i have to display it on a text box of a dialog created by my plugin. The notation for the decimal character on my machine is set to ',' instead of the usual '.'

 

This change is refelected all over Indesign in the numbers displayed but the number that i have in the PMReal is displayed with a '.' in it, i.e it is not respecting the OS settings.

 

I have used AppendNumber of PMString to convert PMReal to a string also used "stringnumeric::ToString" but nothing happens the number is displayed with a '.'.

 

So could anyone guide me to a way wherin i could convert a PMReal to a string with the representation that considers the OS settings for representing the decimal.

 

Manan Joshi

 

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557 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Manan Joshi, Jul 17, 2012 5:02 AM
 
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  • Dirk Becker
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    1. Dirk Becker,
    Jul 16, 2012 1:10 PM   in reply to Manan Joshi
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    You could use ITextValue of a RealEditBoxWidget.

    Besides there are some routines in IWidgetUtils, e.g. FormatUserDecimal().

     

    If the value is a measurement, search for IUnitOfMeasure ...

     

    Dirk

     
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  • Daves61
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    2. Daves61,
    Jul 16, 2012 11:44 PM   in reply to Dirk Becker
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    Hi All,

     

    I am also stuck in a similar situation.The notation for the decimal character on my machine is set to ',' instead of the usual '.' Now, I have a number in PMString having comma as decimal character say, 34,123 and I need to convert this to PMReal. I was using GetAsDouble() method of PMString but this method doesn't detect comma as decimal separator and gives 34 as the number.

     

    Can anyone tell me how can I convert PMString to PMReal with the representation that considers the OS settings for representing the decimal. That means I need a reverse of FormatUserDecimal() function.

     
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  • Manan Joshi
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    3. Manan Joshi,
    Jul 17, 2012 5:02 AM   in reply to Dirk Becker
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    Thanks Dirk, IWidgetUtils method FormatUserDecimal did the trick.

     

    Manan

     
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