Data Conversion

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I have writeen code to retrive data from BSEG for WRBTR field.

When I downloaded the data to my local pc in ".CSV" file format.

When I observed in file.

I got to know that.

currency having value as 500.00

is displayed with 500.

But others having value like 500.45 is displayed as 500.45.

I want to know y this happens and I wanted the value as 500.00 in file also.

Pls provide me solution.

[Former Member]

write the field to a Char field before adding it to your CSV record.

Write it using edit mask. Something like '________.__' should solve this.

[Former Member]

Hi,

What you are seeing is the standard behavior of Excel. Check your file in a text editor, you will find the decimal places are there, it is just when viewing as a spreadsheet that it hides zero decimals.

Regards,

Nick

[Former Member]

Hi,

This is the standard behaviour to truncate the zeros after decimal.

But if you need them then you can use Edit Mask. This should solve your problem.

Regards,

Lalit Kabra

[former_member195383]

Hi this can not be avoided...Because...If u see in an excel..

when u type 500.00, it will take 500 only...

where as if some numbers otherthan 0 are present those will appear....

[Former Member]

Edit Mask is not solving my problem.

I think in spread sheets, the cell is in text format, it ignores zeros after decimal place.

But How can I solve since client is specifically asking this.

[former_member195383]

after downloading the file in CSV for mat..try changing the

for mat of the numbers..in excel.....That ll be possible...

Go to Format--> Cells -->Number.

there give Number format...

Thats the only way u can change the format after downloading

[Former Member]

Convert that column to text format using excel properties.

Select column --->right click & change column format to text.

You will get zero's

Thanks

Gaurav J.