Enrico Schiratti
02-08-2006, 06:07 AM
Are you using the format:
showtext myvalue,-107.7,-220.0,5,##0.0
Ciao
Enrico
"David Rabiner" wrote in message
news:387988.77787@wb.onvix.com...
> My latest little project is a digital trim indicator using the showtext
> function.
>
> The showtext function will accept a non-integer argument, which is
> important
>
> because the trim offset in FS needs to be divided to get a workable trim
> number. Showtext will only return the integer portion of the argument.
> The
>
> trim number needs to be displayed in tenths, but the workaround on that
is
> to use a divisor that creates a quotient that is ten times the trim, then
> inserting a decimal point.
>
> If the argument is a negative integer, the showtext function will display
> the negative integer, which is important when the trim setting is
> negative.
>
> The problem is that when the argument is a negative non-integer, showtext
> displays zero.
>
> I'm stumped on figuring out a workaround.
>
> Help?
>
> Warm regards,
> David
>
showtext myvalue,-107.7,-220.0,5,##0.0
Ciao
Enrico
"David Rabiner" wrote in message
news:387988.77787@wb.onvix.com...
> My latest little project is a digital trim indicator using the showtext
> function.
>
> The showtext function will accept a non-integer argument, which is
> important
>
> because the trim offset in FS needs to be divided to get a workable trim
> number. Showtext will only return the integer portion of the argument.
> The
>
> trim number needs to be displayed in tenths, but the workaround on that
is
> to use a divisor that creates a quotient that is ten times the trim, then
> inserting a decimal point.
>
> If the argument is a negative integer, the showtext function will display
> the negative integer, which is important when the trim setting is
> negative.
>
> The problem is that when the argument is a negative non-integer, showtext
> displays zero.
>
> I'm stumped on figuring out a workaround.
>
> Help?
>
> Warm regards,
> David
>