Currency handling

> Hi list,
>
> Would there be an extensive example on how to handle currencies
> properly within xforms  ?
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Niko,
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> Niko,
>
> I don't think we have such a thing.
>
> The first key though is making sure you treat all currency data as XPath
> xs:decimal types before performing operations on them.
>
> -Erik
>
> On Sep 15, 2008, at 6:59 PM, Nicolas Modrzyk wrote:
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> Would there be an extensive example on how to handle currencies
>> properly within xforms  ?
>>
>> Thank you in advance,
>>
>> Niko,
>>
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> Hi Erik,
>
> Thanks for the hint.
> Right now, some users wants to display:
> 1,000
> with an actual value of:
> 1000
> For currencies, sometimes we have 1000.00 and other times 1000,00 but
> you still want to be able to add them up.
>
> I'll start pointing users to your answer as a start.
>
> Thanks !
>
> Nicolas,
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Erik Bruchez <[hidden email]>  
> wrote:
>> Niko,
>>
>> I don't think we have such a thing.
>>
>> The first key though is making sure you treat all currency data as  
>> XPath
>> xs:decimal types before performing operations on them.
>>
>> -Erik
>>
>> On Sep 15, 2008, at 6:59 PM, Nicolas Modrzyk wrote:
>>
>>> Hi list,
>>>
>>> Would there be an extensive example on how to handle currencies
>>> properly within xforms  ?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance,
>>>
>>> Niko,
>>>
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> Nicolas,
>
> Good. Further notes: if values are typed as xs:decimal with
> xforms:bind/@type, then with xforms:output/@ref they will be formatted
> according to:
>
>  http://www.orbeon.com/ops/doc/reference-xforms-2#xforms-formatting
>
> However for xforms:input, they will show as they are currently in the
> instance. Ideally, currencies would be normalized in the instance, e.g. like
> 1000.00.
>
> -Erik
>
> On Sep 18, 2008, at 3:51 PM, Nicolas Modrzyk wrote:
>
>> Hi Erik,
>>
>> Thanks for the hint.
>> Right now, some users wants to display:
>> 1,000
>> with an actual value of:
>> 1000
>> For currencies, sometimes we have 1000.00 and other times 1000,00 but
>> you still want to be able to add them up.
>>
>> I'll start pointing users to your answer as a start.
>>
>> Thanks !
>>
>> Nicolas,
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Erik Bruchez <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Niko,
>>>
>>> I don't think we have such a thing.
>>>
>>> The first key though is making sure you treat all currency data as XPath
>>> xs:decimal types before performing operations on them.
>>>
>>> -Erik
>>>
>>> On Sep 15, 2008, at 6:59 PM, Nicolas Modrzyk wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi list,
>>>>
>>>> Would there be an extensive example on how to handle currencies
>>>> properly within xforms  ?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you in advance,
>>>>
>>>> Niko,
>>>>
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