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Convert number value to text string (R5 and earlier)

Robert Albritton
02.01.2005
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This code will convert a number value to a text string.

Simply paste this code in a "Computed" field and replace "number" in the setup area to the field you want to convert. This is an international version that is compatible with any language using the "hundreds tens ones" ("nine hundred ninety nine")format for specifying numbers. The code is REMed for locations to get the wording correct, including international separators for the divisions and decimal and whether the number should be treated as currency or the decimals should be text ("ninety nine cents") or a fraction ("99/100 dollars").

It's current limitation is 9

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99,999,999, but that can be extended to include larger numbers by copying a division, adding it to the end of the code and then adding the new division's text value to the "divs" variable.

A huge thanks goes to Jason Horton for testing and suggesting improvements.

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