Ticket #37 ( Closed )

Short Description leading dash suppression doesn't seem to be working
Entered By: PeteL When: 1998-05-27 13:56:22 Build: 1.03.12b
Categories Type: Problem   Department: Product   Category: HTML Generation
Description
I have a few screens that contain money fields (no decimals, just whole numbers) with leading dashes - dashes are left justified. The dashes are not cleared automatically. I works fine in fields that are all dashes. Need a trace?
Append By: WindSurfer  When: 1998-05-27 14:23:23  New Status: Pending Customer
Comment Yes, a trace including the screen that isn't working would be great.
Append By: PeteL  When: 1998-05-29 06:55:50  New Status: Pending IE
Comment trace sent yesterday via email
Append By: PeteL  When: 1998-05-29 07:02:26  New Status: Pending IE
Comment i just remembered, you hadn't gotten it when we spoke - ftp'd it up to uploads/bcbshylg.1
Append By: PeteL  When: 1998-05-29 11:49:14  New Status: Pending IE
Comment dashes are now suppressed, but instead of blanks, the remainder of the field became left justified. i'm not sure if that could be due to a justify from the datastream or if you are completely suppressing them instead of converting to blanks.
Append By: WindSurfer  When: 1998-05-29 12:06:37  New Status: Pending Customer
Comment They are being suppressed...what do you think is the best approach? We can also include them...very easy to change and probably a bit arbitrary-- let me know. (supressing was admittedly easier to code!).
Append By: PeteL  When: 1998-05-29 12:31:16  New Status: Pending IE
Comment well,,,, they should probably be "replaced" instead of suppressed, since suppressing them changes the screen layout more than replacing them with blanks.
Append By: WindSurfer  When: 1998-05-29 17:25:16  New Status: Accepted
Comment This will go into 1.3.13, which probably won't close until Monday or Tuesday (June 1 or 2).
Append By: PeteL  When: 1998-06-08 10:20:52  New Status: Pending IE
Comment I think they're still being supressed? (1.3.14)
Append By: WindSurfer  When: 1998-06-08 12:50:22  New Status: Pending Customer
Comment You're right...it is now in and tested for 1.3.14, which has been updated in the t1_3_14, but this is the only change from the one you currently have...
Append By: PeteL  When: 1998-06-08 14:16:39  New Status: Closed
Comment got it - working fine