format a number based on its length

[Pete Haberstroh]

I created a report in Q3, and reading a number in from a field, what I would like to do is format the number like this

if the number is > then 8 digits, format it like this ### ### ###

if it is <= 8 digits format it like this #### ####

how would I do this, I am new to all of this and still learning please guide me in the right direction, or maybe a video or certain page in the manual would be great.

thanks in advance

Pete

[Steve]

Hi Pete,

Normally you would do such a thing using the Format property of the textbox item. However if you need to change the formatting dynamically based on something, you can wire up the ItemDataBound event of the textbox item, where the value is available and set the formatting according to the value's length.

Kind regards,
Steve
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