Thread: How to limit Globalization.convertToLocalTemp(Q, False)

You could use string manipulation to truncate everything. I'd do it in the convertToLocalTemp function, because you can do it before the degree and Celsius/Fahrenheit symbols are added. I don't have the function to look at, but if you can find it and post it I can probably show you what to edit.

It's possible to do it after the convert function - it just means a few more steps (finding the ".", taking it + one more space to the right, and combining it with the last two characters).

Thanks for the offer. The function is part of the OpenMobile core and I won't be changing it.

I agree I could do some string manipulation with it's output before I display it. I'm not one to complain about extra work. I was hoping there was a cleaner method.

John

Truncating is pretty clean, and pretty easy. If you want I can post the edits necessary to do it immediately after the convertToLocalTemp call.

Thanks again. I listened, and I played. I missed the fact that VAL() will only pay attention to the first numbers (if any) in a string. That little tidbit helped a lot. Now I use:

Code:

B.Text = Globalization.convertToLocalTemp(Q, True)
B.Text = FormatNumber(Val(B.Text), 1) & Mid(B.Text, Len(B.Text) - 1, 2)

This assumes of course that there will be the degrees symbol and one additional character at the end of the string.

Working so far!!!