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How to keep leading zeros in Crystal Report

Greetings,

I have a number field(in '0000' format) in Access 2000. Once I populated the data on Crystal Report Viewer, I got '1' instead of '0001'. What do I need to get the format('0000') I want?

Thanks.

frodoman

In Crystal you'll need to put a formula on the report instead of the datafield itself. Create a formula with this:

Right('0000'+{table.datfield},4)

This will append four zeros in front of your data (e.g.: 00001) and then will return the four rightmost characters (0001).

mrong

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I got error msg "the string is required->Project.ProjectID"

When I try to save the following formular on the report:

Right('0000'+{Project.ProjectID},4)

Thx.

bdreed35

You can also use the ToText function to accomplish this.

Create a formula and this code:

ToText({table.field},"0000");

This will accomplish the same thing as frodo's post, just another way to skin a cat so to speak.

frodoman

Should be: Right('0000'+ToText({Project.ProjectID}),4)

Sorry - I'm not that familiar with the Access "format" and I thought it was already in text form.

Note that bdreed's suggestion is equally good.

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mrong

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frodoman,

Your formula didn't give me the right data->'3.0' instead of '0023'.
I am trying bdreed35's formula.

mrong

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Same output by using bdreed35's formula.

frodoman

If you put just the field itself {Project.ProjectID} on the report what do you see in this example? 23? 2.3?

mrong

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I see '23' if I put {Project.ProjectID} itself.
I see '3.0' if I use your formula.

Thanks.

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mrong

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what do you mean by dropdown?
Thanks.

frodoman

In the formula editor you can (probably) choose between "Crystal Syntax" and "Basic Syntax". If there is no such choice for you then probably you have an older version of crystal in which case it doesn't matter.

As long as you don't have anything on your formula editor that says "Basic Syntax" then you're fine - please do as I suggested and let me know the outcome.

mrong

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frodoman,

I use Crystal Syntax in the dropdown menu for the formula, but I still get the same output ('3.0') by using 'right("0000"&23,4)'.
Thanks.

mrong

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I got it. it shoud be
ToText ({table.field},"000000")

Thanks frodoman & bdreed35!

mrong

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frodoman & bdreed35,

I am gonna spit the points as following coz you are trying to help me out here.
frodoman(30) bdreed(20)

Please let me know if you have any comments.
Thanks.

frodoman

Thanks for the points. I'm really not sure where the original problem was but as long as you've got it working...