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Delimiter for numeric fields (Number)?

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2011-08-12 08:38:15
chnil
Registered: Dec 17 2010
Posts: 1

I'm trying to create a text field that is formatted as a number "1 234,56" (Swedish standard).
 
I'm using a Adobe Acrobat Pro X (Swedish version)
I rightclick the field that I want to apply the format to and choose Properties...
- I Go to the tab Format
- I set "Select format category:" to Number
- Decimal places: 2
- Delimiter 1 234,56
- Currency symbol: None
- Negative Number Style:
- Show Parantheses: not checked
- Use Red Text: not checked
In the preview-box "Example of current format:" I now see -4'123,03 (which is also used for the field after I close the dialog)
 
This is not the format I want, I want the format I choose from the drop-box Delimiter earlier.
 
Am I missing something or is this a bug in the Swedish version of Acrobat?

/chnil

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Windows
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2011-08-12 13:28:20
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George_Johnson
Expert
Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1875
It looks like a bug to me. The util.printf function, which is what the underlying JavaScript code uses to format the entry, was enhanced (but not documented) with Acrobat 10 to allow the format type you're getting (' thousands separator), but it doesn't look like it was also enhanced to allow for a thousands separator of a space. I did my testing on the US version, so I can't confirm what's available in the Swedish version.

In the US version at least, Acrobat 10 adds the number formatting option that uses the ' character for the thousands separator, but the decimal separator is the "." character, not the comma.
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