1) I personally don't use 'currency' type fields. But I'm also not writing accounting programs. If you look under 'format property' in the HELP system, you'll see the "$", but it doesn't really tell you how to use it.

2) Yes, until you get to the next VFP problem (but UT is open 24 X 7)

3) Leave a message on UT. Seriously. I was told this by some coworker years ago, and I've passed it on several times. I don't know WHERE it's documented officially, although I've seen it several times in articles/FAQs etc. It's not exactly esoteric information, but it ISN'T documented by MS.

Barbara

>>Format it as $$,$$9.99. This will force the display of the 3 'positions' shown with '9' as numeric characters - 0 if there is no value in that position. The '$' symbol say to put the dollar sign directly to the left of the right-most non-zero number.
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>Thanks. So if I understand correctly.
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>1) Do not use the "currency" format option, instead
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>2) Simply specify the format as given above and all will be copacetic, si?
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>A follow-up question....
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>How could I have looked up this information. I have searched everywhere for a complete specification for "format templates", "format masks", etc. to no avail.
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>Is this arcane information documented (completely!) anywhere?