x++ : field format in form to show 99999.99-99

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Hi experts,

I'm new to AX 2012 R3 CU9, i'm also new to programming. Please guide me,I have integer field in my form. I need this field to have format like this : 99999.99-99.#####

Where 9 is number 0-9, and ####### is nothing it's just for show.
Users gonna entered their number in 99999.99-99. How can i achieve this? Is there any code example for this? And where i put those code (In form's method, or in field''s method)? Thank you.

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Dauvis 170 on at

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You will have to use an edit method for this. In the method, you will add the logic to convert the user entry to the integer and the integer to its formatted value. Here is a link to get you started: www.axaptapedia.com/Edit_method

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Rudi Hansen 4,075 on at

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Don't you mean a string?

Integers holds numbers with no fractional part, so an integer can be 1 but not 1.9

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Oh you're right it's string.

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Rudi Hansen 4,075 on at

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Ok that should be possible then, but then I need to know more about what the purpose is, from what you wrote in your first post I don't know what you are trying to achieve.

Are you trying to get a number formatted in a certain way like in the NumberSequenceTable form?

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Hey Rudi, so my purpose is the field going to looks something like this :

User will input numbers with format like i mentioned above on my post.

Actually i already got the code but only to show it in info :

info(strFmt("%1. %2. %3. %4 -%5 .%6",subStr(number, 0,2),substr(number,3,3),subStr(number,6,3),subStr(number,9,1),subStr(number,10,3),subStr(number,13,3)));

But i have no idea how to affect the field or use it in edit method so it will have looks like

About edit method, every source i have found gave an example of changing colors, or NoYes checkbox. I can't implement that with my current scenario. Thanks

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jasman 1,413 on at

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I guess what you are showing is the Segmented Entry Control in AX, which is only used for ledgerdimension fields.

I doubt that you can make a field with the behaviour that you want using standard AX controls.

But maybe you can make a managed host user control solution.

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I thought so too, it's segmented entry. But i'm still hoping that there's another simple way. What about like what Dauvis had mentioned before to use edit method? But i still can't figure that out how.

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