the safety version :-)

?CHRTRAN(STR(130.30,6,2),SET("POINT"),"-")

MartinaJ

>>Dear Experts
>>
>>This is numeric type variable and holds
>>nvar1=137.30
>>
>>I want to convert it into string as
>>cvar1='137-30'
>>
>>Please note - in cvar1
>>I want to display into grid column.
>>
>>Please help
>
>

cVa1r=chrtran(str(nVar1),'.','-')