Forum Discussion
Formatting numeric variables....
Friends, it's been a number of years since I asked how to format numeric variables, ie commas and decimal place such as $17,200.
Has there been any progress on this in SL after all these years? Or has anyone found a way to do it? I've seen some references to Javascript, but that's not in my skillset, so if that's the only solution, can anyone explain and show examples of how/where to include it in SL? OR does anyone have something like this that can be purchased???
Hi Carrie,
There is still no way to format numbers like you want out-of-the-box in Storyline. JavaScript is still the way to go. Here are a couple of forum threads to get you started (though there are many more discussions on this):
If you want to post a single-slide Storyline file containing your specific case, I'll be happy to insert the JavaScript code for you. Just tell me the format you need (whole number? 2 decimal format for cents?).
Steve, I would appreciate your help, but is there a way I can send you a SL screen rather than posting it publicly here? It's a client file. I see a way to send you an email here in Heroes but not your actual email. Shall I send you my email that way so we can communicate directly? And no rush on this!
with modern javascript it is not very complicated
part 1: converting the number (based on country code + currency)
function formatCurrency(inNumber){
return new Intl.NumberFormat('en-US', {
style: 'currency',
currency: 'USD',
}).format(inNumber);
};part 2: connection to storyline variables
var player = GetPlayer();
var input = player.GetVar("NumericEntry");
var output = formatCurrency(input);
player.SetVar("FormatedEntry", output);result:
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/3da26422-ecc6-4cbf-a097-e74bcad9924b/reviewmore infos:
Jurgen, I appreciate your input! But having zero experience with Javascript, this still looks complicated to me. ;-) I'm hoping that Steve will be able to help per his response above. Thank you!
Send me a private message, Carrie, and I'll respond with my email so you can send me your file.
