COMMAS keyword
Applies To
Form components with numeric data types
Property defaults with numeric data types
Component properties: Use Free Form, Format
Description
Specifies the interval between separators in a numeric value; the interval is normally three.
Syntax
COMMAS( integer )
| Part | Description |
| integer | Expression that evaluates to an integer that specifies the number of digits between numeric separators in a component value. |
Remarks
The COMMAS keyword affects only the visual format of values in WinStudio forms. The keyword can serve as a parameter of the DEFAULTFORMAT keyword in data-type specifications. See DEFAULTFORMAT, COMMA and DECIMALPOINT in Related Topics. Specifications with the “MASK” keyword override this specification.
In the following example, a comma (,) is inserted at an interval of every three digits in the value of a component (for example, the number 241365776 displays as 241,365,776):
COMMA(,)COMMAS(3)