>I'm embarrassed to ask this:
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>I can't figure out how to display a numeric value with the trailing zeroes trimmed. So, if the value is stored in the table as 88.99000, I want the value to display in a report as 88.99.

Do you want to always trim off any trailing zeroes, or do you want to always display a fixed number of decimal places?

The former is unusual in my experience. In cases where things such as parts prices are recorded to fractions of a cent, users often want to see those fractions even if they are zero, to confirm that's the value and not some rounded amount.

If you have values like 88.991 or 88.9901, then trimming trailing zeroes will lead to a ragged right edge in columns of numbers on a report and/or inconsistent position of the decimal point, both of which can make a report harder to read.