What is the displayformat for scientific notation

rbuser

Hi folks,
has anyone used the 'displayformat' property to force scientific notation?
if so, what is the format string?

-Thanks
Dan

nicocizik

Hi Dan,

I found this in the Delphi help and it tested correctly in ReportBuilder.
Hope this helps.

DisplayFormat:

Scientific notation. If any of the strings "E+", "E-", "e+", or "e-" are
contained in the format string, the number is formatted using scientific
notation. A group of up to four "0" characters can immediately follow the
"E+", "E-", "e+", or "e-" to determine the minimum number of digits in the
exponent. The "E+" and "e+" formats cause a plus sign to be output for
positive exponents and a minus sign to be output for negative exponents. The
"E-" and "e-" formats output a sign character only for negative exponents.

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