RE: Hex codes showing up when field minus used.

Richard,

At 9/9/00 12:57 PM -0600, you wrote:
>Based on your recitation, I was confused about the problem.  But I am
>uncomfortable with your pro & con arguments.  I think that I have made this
>work but I don't remember off the top of my head how I did it.  I'm thinking
>it was some "keyboard" setting but I have to do some reading.

  Doug is correct.  The way the system expects you to use it is by defining 
it as signed.  Then it displays correctly.  His con caveat is true.  You 
basically can't have it both ways.  This dates back at least to the /34.

>  - Define the display field as signed numeric (S)
>
>     Pro: Field- gives you an onscreen trailing minus sign
>     Con: You cannot use an edit code; user cannot type decimal


  -mark

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