format() function inside a memo

edited December 2014 in FastReport VCL 5
I have memo control that contain value like this

[fdataset."field_name"]

This produce numbers like 1, 2, 3 so I want it to format it to be like this 001, 002, 003 . I tried to use format but I always get error, please advise what syntax I should use for format
function ?

Another question I tried to write in the code script syntax like that
wrote:
var
vNo3: string;

procedure ReportTitle1OnBeforePrint(Sender: TfrxComponent);
begin
vNo3 := <frdsMain."DAY_SEQ"> +'-'+ copy (<frdsMain."SQ_ID">, 1, 2);
end;

I am trying to get numbers like this 2-3 but I always get error Could not convert variant of type (UnicodeString) into type (Double) although both fields has numbers.

please advise

Comments

  • gordkgordk St.Catherines On. Canada.
    edited 11:32AM
    1 make sre you have not set a numeric format for the memo view use plain text
    in the first case leave the content of the memo empty
    2 in the obp event of the band containing the memo get the value of the datafield and convert to a string
    and add that string to your tempstringvariable then set the memo text to the tempstring value
    3 in the second case turn allow expressions for the memo off
  • edited 11:32AM
    gordk wrote: »
    1 make sre you have not set a numeric format for the memo view use plain text
    in the first case leave the content of the memo empty

    Thanks but when I tried to write the format function inside the memo I get error , here is what I tried:
    gordk wrote: »
    [Format('000', <dataset."field_name">)]


  • gpigpi
    edited 11:32AM
    First way: set TfrxMemoView.DisplayFormat.Kind to fkNumeric, TfrxMemoView.DisplayFormat.FormatStr to 000
    Second way: [Format('000', [<dataset."field_name">])]
  • edited 11:32AM
    wrote:
    Second way: [Format('000', [<dataset."field_name">])]

    This way result in printing 000 although [dataset."field_name"] alone print 2
  • gpigpi
    edited 11:32AM
    Use [FormatFloat('000', <dataset."field_name">)] or set FormatStr
  • gpigpi
    edited 11:32AM
    Or read about Delphi's Format parameters and use
    [Format('%3.3d', [Round(<dataset."field_name">)])]
  • edited 11:32AM
    gpi wrote: »
    Use [FormatFloat('000', <dataset."field_name">)] or set FormatStr

    Thanks formatfloat work fine

  • Thank you so much this comment has saved my life watered my crops and thatched my roof.

    I spent forever pulling my hair out about this error but I had accidentally set a random Memo box to Time/Date Format and didn't even think to check that

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