What is the right way to use a custom format string on .e.g a zip code?The zip code in the database might have 9 characters, but the program should only output five. Using string.format("{0:#####}","322318825") will output "322318825", the entire 9-digit code.
View 30 RepliesWhat is the right way to use a custom format string on .e.g a zip code?
The zip code in the database might have 9 characters, but the program should only output five. Using string.format("{0:#####}","322318825") will output "322318825", the entire 9-digit code.
Zip codes are only an example. This is actually for a dynamic format function that takes two arguments, one is the format and the other is a database field value. Therefore, it cannot work by being strongly typed.
var queryString = string.Format("filename={0}&filestream={1}&append={2)", fileName, Convert.ToBase64String(b, 0, bytesRead).ToString(), 1);
above line of code giving error 'Input string was not in a correct format.'
I have a function that is getting passed a String and a DataRow.The String is a custom formatter. The idea is to do this
String.Format(passed_in_String, DataRow("ColumnINeed"))
The reason this is being done is at this point we have no idea what the column contains.However, if the formatter is "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}" and the DataRow("ColumnINeed") is an integer containing 42, String.Format is returning: MM/dd/yyyy In this situation I need it to throw an exception instead of returning nonsense.Is there anyway to make String.Format throw an exception if the object does not match what the format string is expecting?
So I need a format string to pass to String.Format that would "move" the decimal point.I can't perform any math operations before doing the String.Format, so it has to work right off the bat.Basically I'm emulating a formatting string from a proprietary server. In it if I say:
"MR2"
for the value:
12345
The result is:
123.45
I'm close with this, but it's not spot on:
String.Format("{0:#0.##}", 12345)
an extra, but not necessary... there is also MR2Z, which moves the decimal 2 left, but if the value is 0 "" is returned.
I am using VS 2005 pro and VB.NET. How do you format the DataGridView.DefaultCellStyle.format property for zip codes and phone numbers. I have a zip code and phone number column(s) that I want to be formatted. I have tried a lot of different things:
Zip code: "99999-0000" or "Phone Number: "(999)000-0000" or "(000)000-0000" and the like So far nothing has worked. I can get my date columns formatted correctly, but not these. Can any one give me some examples that work?
The file reads in parameters and two of the parameters used to be in Date Format YYYYMMDD but will now permanently be in format YYYY-MM-DD. This change, I believe, is stopping the import of the file from working. I would like to replace the new format YYYY-MM-DD back to YYYYMMDD in the code. If possible I'd also like to see some output so I know that the old format has been replaced with the new format. The code is below. I added the two rows with .replace code in green in expecting that to be enough but it is still not working.
Public
Sub Main()
Dim R1, O1, P1, C1, strDateFrom, strDateTo, strRunDate
As
String
[CODE]...
however, i'm copying this directly from the book in its example format and still getting an error.
FormatException was unhandled
Input String was not in correct format
Public Class Form1
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I need to take a string formatted like '010711' (DDMMYY) and put it into format '01-Jul-11'. Ive thought about doing something like string.toArray and then having some conditionals that format from there but am looking for an easier way.
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View 3 RepliesI want to format the Timespan to have format like this 49 hr 34 mn 20 sec
I used the String format below :
String.Format("{0:00}:{1:00}:{2:00}", theTimeSpan.TotalHours, theTimeSpan.Minutes, theTimeSpan.Seconds)
It formats the Timespan to this format 49:34:20. How can I add hr mn sec to the String.Format above? or there's another easy way?
I had a weird series of errors involving e.Graphics.DrawString() when painting a panel.I am using a barcode font [Code 128] with a library that converts text to the proper format for Barcode readers.That's fine, however, when I draw it to the panel, that's where things stop being fine:But, here's where things get funky. When I put it into a TextBox instead of drawing it via Graphics.DrawString(), everything is peachy:In fact, the TextBox one looks much better than the Graphics.DrawString() one! Am I doing something wrong?[code]
View 2 RepliesI am using String.Format("{0:C2}", -1234)to format numbers.is always formats the amount to a positive number, while I want it to become $*-*1234
View 4 RepliesI have a field that I display via: String.Format({0:c},amount) This produces the string "$28.28" However, when I try to convert back to a decimal amount, I get an incorrect format exception: amount = Decimal.Parse(amount.Text, NumberStyles.Currency) I also tried it with NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol with the same results. I verified that the value in amount.Text is "$28.28". Am I missing something? Shouldn't these two operations use the same currency symbol and formats?
View 2 RepliesThe following is ment to generate the path to a text file and stream the data found there into an array.
Dim y1 As String
Dim y2 As String
Dim y3 As String
[code].....
I'm trying to create a print function with a corresponding print preview. For some reason, any string I create with String.Format will NOT show up on the print preview! Use the code snippet below as an example:
Dim strTemp As String
strTemp = String.Format("{0, 210} {1, 75} {2, 51} {3, 200} ",
"NAME", "PRICE", "QUANTITY", "DESCRIPTION")
[code].....
MyRow = MyDT.NewRow()
MyRow(1) = rs2.Fields("Field29").Value.ToString
rs2.Fields("Field29").Value has values like "YYYYMMDD" in a string.how can i convert a "YYYYMMDD" string to a needed date format like 'dd mmm yy' (or any format)
I have a string eg. 10000 how i can change this string like this format 100.00.
View 3 RepliesI am trying to use string.format on a url to pass several values into the string. It's probably a simple error but I cannot get the following code to work. It doesn't even build the string.
Public Sub getStockData()
Dim client As New WebClient()
Dim url As String
[code]....
way to do this without third party components? I have been trying to do it using a reference to Acrobat, but I I cant make it work... Specifically I would like to pass the Save As dialogue a filename and extension....
here is the code I am working with:
AcroXApp = CType(CreateObject("AcroExch.App"), Acrobat.CAcroApp)
'Removing toolbar buttons from the user interface
With AcroXApp
[Code].....
i have a card number and i convert it into hexadecimal. After that i wan to set the format to 6 digit if the hexa card number has a length =5. so how i'm going to set the format?
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I am trying to figure out how to use the format.string() function This is what I have. I have 3 data string inputs of the format as folllows:
pcname bigservername (maybe 20 character max)
ip address ###.###.###.### (ex: 192.168.1.10)
macid ##-##-##-##-##-## hex values for # (ex: 00-23-AF-33-BC-CE)
[code].....
how to set a string format. like a declare it as double. but i want the string to be like xxx.xxx format. where x is any number or any letter.
View 4 RepliesWhy would anyone use String.Format in C# and VB .NET as opposed to the concatenation operators (& in VB, and + in C#)?What is the main difference? Why are everyone so interested in using String.Format? I am very curious.
View 8 Replies[code] the way to get the list of all supported formats, with this line: [code]
View 1 RepliesI have a table of values that I have being saved into xml, but I need the data to be formatted for the user to view as a compiled data view of all the tables the program generates. I'll give an example:
Rev
Number of
Discs
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I am receiving this error message: "Input string was not in a correct format." on my ASP.net 2.0 VB project.
When looking at other posts with this error its obvious that each time it will be specific to the users' project. Therefore my main question is, is it possible to generate a more informative error message?
I am already in debug mode but it does not tell me in which string the problem lies. I am converting some strings to integers with "Cint" and have also tried the Integer.Parse() method to no avail.
translating this to VB? string sXml = string.Format("<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><lPartID>{0}</lPartID>", Dts.Variables["PartID"].Value);
View 5 RepliesI have below digits. I want to show one digit after to decimal. How to format it?
2.85
2
1.99
I was using ("{0:0.0}". But data showing like
2.9 //It should be 2.8
2.0 //It should be 2
2.0 //It should be 1.9
I am trying to display a number, stored in a dataset as a string, as a phone number. I have a label that Binds to a value but doesn't display the format that I passed as an arg:
<asp:Label ID="lbl005108002" runat="server" Text='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "phone number", "{0:(###) ###-####}") %>'></asp:Label>
As a test I tried to pass the formated string into the dataitem but that didn't work either. Is there something else I need to do in order to use this function?
m_Row("phone number") = String.Format("{0:(###) ###-####}", value)
The value displays in both cases as: 04152543926