Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: rounding off number results in Base

On 05/22/2013 03:34 AM, jnrigg wrote:
>   
>   >     What I need to know first is whether this is occurring in a table
> > of the database or in a form. If the latter, you may be able to correct
> > the problem by editing the properties of the fields in the form. The
> > fields in the form also contains number formatting.
> Dan, it is occurring in a table. The database has no forms.
>
> I have been using this database for over 10 years (but previously in
> OpenOffice). I was under the impression (perhaps wrongly) that a form wasn't
> needed if you were comfortable entering data directly into a table. When
> used in OpenOffice, the "cost" field always had the exact cost (two decimal
> places) but when used with LibreOffice, the cost filed is rounded off to .00
> cents.
>
> I did not convert this database when I moved from OpenOffice to Libreoffice.
> I just opened the old file using LibreOffice Base.
>
> I assume you are telling me that the rounding is because I am opening and
> viewing the database in "table view" rather than "form view"? If so, is
> there a simple way to convert my entire database so that all info will
> display as "forms"? Or am I mis-interpreting your message?
>   
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     Sorry, but given the facts as you have presented, I have no idea 
of what happened nor why it happened.

--Dan

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