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How to add a new currency symbol?

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2010-01-31 06:27:04
Kursat
Registered: Jan 31 2010
Posts: 2

Hi,
i want to add a new currency symbol to my forms but i do not know how to do it?

Acrobat has a built in $, € symbols but i want to add TL as a new currency format.

How can i customize currency symbol in the following format

x,xxx.xx TL

Thanks for ur replies

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2010-01-31 07:46:27
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gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4308
See [url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/forums/aucbb/viewtopic.php?id=23524]Changing number of characters behind decimal[/url] for information about using the ’AFNumber_Format' function for setting a custom currency character for a field.

George Kaiser

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2010-01-31 09:48:14
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thomp
Expert
Registered: Feb 15 2006
Posts: 4411
As gkaiseril suggest you'll need to use a custom formatting script. However, you may find it easier to use the "util.printf" function. Look it up in the Acrobat JavaScript Reference.

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]

The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]

Then most important JavaScript Development tool in Acrobat
[url=http://www.pdfscripting.com/public/34.cfm#JSIntro][b]The Console Window (Video tutorial)[/b][/url]
[url=http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2006/javascript_console][b]The Console Window(article)[/b][/url]

Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script

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