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Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0

From Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net>
Newsgroups comp.databases.filemaker
Subject Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0
Date 2019-05-02 09:25 +0000
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On Thu, 2 May 2019 08:34:58 -0000 (UTC), Martin Τrautmann wrote:
> On Thu, 2 May 2019 19:31:28 +1200, Helpful Harry wrote:
>>> currently I can define 1 to 99 digits only
>>
>> I can't think of any reason it wouldn't work with zero, but I can't try 
>> it at the moment. I don't want to risk installing the FileMaker 11 
>> trial in case it causes problems with FileMaker 17 that I need right 
>> now.
>
> Welcome Harry, that's very reasonable.
>
>> One possibility is the silly, but often easily done, error of pressing 
>> the letter O instead of the number 0.
>
> nope
>
>> Try creating a brand new database file and see if the problem happens 
>> with that. If not, then it's a problem / corruption with the file 
>> you're using.
>
> I can't use it now within any database, neither old or new.
>
> I *feel* I could use it before - but I'm not sure any more now.

The docu names:

https://fmhelp.filemaker.com/help/11/fmp/en/html/edit_layout.10.17.html
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To specify that each value be displayed with the same number of places,
select Fixed number of decimals and type a value. (A positive value
specifies places to the right of the decimal place, a negative value
specifies places to the left.)

[...]
(For example, if you enter 789.78 and you specify 3 fixed digits, you see
789.780 in the field; if you specify 0 fixed digits, you see 790; if you
specify -2 fixed digits, you see 800.)
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I can use only positive numbers from 1 to 99, neither 0 nor negative
numbers.

- Martin

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Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0 Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2019-05-01 19:40 +0000
  Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0 Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2019-05-01 19:51 +0000
    Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0 Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2019-05-02 19:31 +1200
      Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0 Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2019-05-02 08:34 +0000
        Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0 Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2019-05-02 09:25 +0000
          Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0 Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2019-05-02 09:27 +0000
            Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0 Martin Τrautmann <t-usenet@gmx.net> - 2019-05-02 09:38 +0000
              Re: Data formatting: decimal digits does not permit 0 Helpful Harry <HelpfulHarry@BusyWorking.com> - 2019-05-03 08:35 +1200

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