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Web 2.0 and Edit Codes

Are you new to the IBM and not very familiar with Edit Codes? Or have you not dealt with Edit Codes in sometime? Not sure the difference between “J”, “X”, and “A?” Not to worry -- not all of our customers are proficient with edit codes and now with Web 2.0 applications, you don’t need to be! The new flexibility of Web 2.0 applications will allow you to add edit codes directly to the source of your application. Note: Of course, the standard edit codes that many of you are comfortable and familiar with will still work in the same fashion. However, this new method of adding edit codes allows for much more flexible applications.

In addition, Edit Codes primarily are known for Numeric Fields. The following manipulations, available exclusively within Web 2.0, modify your numeric fields into strings for additional manipulation capabilities.

Numeric Manipulation Examples

Pre-Defined Currency Formatting Mask

Be sure to compile your application with a “Web 2.0 Template.” After the program is compiled, enter m-Painter.

Right click on the field you wish to add formatting on (In our case it is the field named “Currency”) and select “Application Field Properties.

Within the “Representation” box, append the text “_o?string.currency” directly after the field name. This “_o?string.currency” tells your field that you wish to utilize a currency mask on the field. Note: The entire field now reads “${row.CURRENCY_o?string.currency}

The output is as follows (notice the “$” and the “.” Denoting cents”:

Pre-Defined Percent Formatting Mask

Similarly, we can follow the same steps as above, this time adding “_o?string.percent” directly after the name of the field.

The resulting output is:

Modifying the Code to all for European Currency

In some European countries, $1,120.50 would be listed as 1 120,50. To do this in m-Power,

Enter Application Properties in m-Painter. Select the “Text Editing Only” option under Edit_Type. Note: This will turn off the WYSIWYG feature for this application to allow for the added flexibility of modifying the currency mask.

Enter the source code in m-Painter and search for your currency field.

Directly above the highlighted section, add: “<#setting locale=”hu”> and to your field add FIELD_o?string.currency. See below:

Your output will look like this: