Form Field : Integer type field, need to show zero but keep missing.

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Hey expert,

I have this integer fields.

Every time, i add 0050 and 0080, it keeps showing 50 and 80, i know it's because it's integer data type. But i need this to show zero in front of the number inputted. I can't change it to string. Any idea how to do it?

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Sohaib Cheema 49,677 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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one most communly used way is to use EditDisplay method

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If It is only for display purpose then, you can use display method else you can use edit method.

For display method e.g.

display str FormattedTestNo()

{

return strRFix(int2str(Form_DS.TestNo), 4, '0');

}

Result: if the value is 50, you will get 0050

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Sorry, I did a mistake in the example part.

display str FormattedTestNo(Hari_Test Form_DS)

{

return strRFix(int2str(Form_DS.TestNo), 4, '0');

}

We should pass the form datasource if we use display method in the form.

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Sohaib Cheema 49,677 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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"Every time, i add 0050 and 0080" depicts that he/she want to use it for data entry, so display method will be worthless

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An edit method is the probably the best way to do this. The drawback on that will be that the field will not be available for filtering.

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Hariharans87 36 on at

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Yes. You can't filter and sort the edit and display method's data. If you want filter method, you should go for string field.

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Hi Hari, thanks for your code example.

From your's example here's my code :

display str FormattedNoFrom(DDSetupDDDetail _DDSetupDDDetail)

{

return strRFix(int2str(_DDSetupDDDetail.SetupTaxNoFrom), 4, '0');

}

I create this method on form/datasource/tablename's method.

Now i should assign it to dataMethod of control property right? But when i do so, the field suddenly cannot be edited and always showing this number 3145776

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Hi Sohaib, can you give me example code like Hari did earlier, about edit method?

I'm planning to create it in form/Datasource's method. Thanks.

I need example code of editmethod.

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Hariharans87 36 on at

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Please use the below code for edit method and make sure your field maximum length is 4. If it is not 4 then, please mention the maximum length number strRFix function.

edit str editFormattedNoFrom(boolean set, DDSetupDDDetail _DDSetupDDDetail, str enteredNo) { int taxNo; if(Set) { taxNo = str2int(enteredNo); _DDSetupDDDetail.SetupTaxNoFrom = taxNo; } else { taxNo = _DDSetupDDDetail.SetupTaxNoFrom; } return strRFix(int2str(taxNo), 4, '0'); }

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Hi, i keep getting error on this, operand not compatible

edit SetupTaxNoFrom formattedNoFrom( ->my EDT with type int not string

boolean _set,

SetupVATDetail _SetupVATDetail, ->my datasourcename in form

SetupTaxNoFrom _SetupTaxNoFrom) ->my EDT again right

{

return strRFix(int2str(_SetupVATDetail.SetupTaxNoFrom), 4, '0'); ->return string??

}

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