OnGetText event of the TIB_Column should do it.

Jason Wharton

> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IBObjects@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of Adrian Wreyford
> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 1:22 AM
> To: IBObjects@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [IBO] Manipulating IB_Text display to show a placeholder if
> empty or null
>
>
> Dear List
>
>
>
> Can someone help .. is there a property or a way to get the IB_Text to
> display a placeholder, in my case a "-" colon, in the place
> of an empty
> field or a null field.
>
>
>
> The data type for the field is Decimal (18,2)
>
>
>
> Ie
>
> 100 100 100
>
> 23 - -
>
> 234 23 -
>
> - 34.2 22
>
>
>
> Fromat float does not appear to have a way to force output to
> - if empty or
> null.
>
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>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> Adrian