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January 24, 2023
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Calculate length of number/numeric field. (multiple 0's fail)

  • January 24, 2023
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Need to calculate length of  a field including any 0's

 

000231 should equal 6

 

a=this.getField("field1").value

app.alert(a.toString().length);

 

// only works with non 0 digits. 

 

 

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Correct answer Bernd Alheit

Use:

a=this.getField("field1").valueAsString;

 

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Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 25, 2023

Use:

a=this.getField("field1").valueAsString;