I'm trying to format some number fields so that positive numbers are
preceeded by a "+" and negative by the "-" and zero by space " " so they all
line up nicely
looking at a text file I have, it seems I want this:
+ (plus sign)
Adds a plus sign to a positive result, a minus sign to a negative result, or
a space if the result is 0 (zero). For example, { = 100 - 90 \# +## }
displays "+10", and { = 90 - 100 \# +## } displays "-10".
%, $, *, and so on
this is my mergefield (an example), but I can't get it to work with the
above format
{ MERGFIELD "INT" }
I tried
{ MERGFIELD \# +## "INT" } and
{ MERGFIELD "INT" \# +## }
but these didn't seem to work
can anyone help?
tx in advance
LeeH
Doug Robbins - Word MVP - 18 Feb 2006 13:00 GMT
Use the following formatting switch
{ MERGEFIELD INT \# "'+'#;'-'#;' 0'" }
A decimal tab might be another solution

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> I'm trying to format some number fields so that positive numbers are
> preceeded by a "+" and negative by the "-" and zero by space " " so they
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> tx in advance
> LeeH