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Anshul
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Anshul asked on 17 May 2011, 02:10 PM
Hi,
I want to format a sql server float type value to the format: ###,###
How can I do this? 
I noticed that the format {0:c} doesn't work for float types and anyways I don't want any $ sign.
Any help would be appreciated.
As an example:

<radG:GridBoundColumn DataField="VarianceVal" UniqueName="VarianceVal" HeaderText="Value Variance Rule Result"
DataFormatString="{0:c}"></radG:GridBoundColumn>


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answered on 17 May 2011, 06:18 PM
Hey Anshul,

Try {0:N0}

Here's a formatting cheat sheet.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s8s7t687.aspx

Hope this helps!
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