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Default Currency Symbol

See Also: Locale Formatting Functions

Purpose

Returns the Windows locale currency symbol for use in data dictionary field masks.

Syntax

Use GlobalFunctionsProcedures.pkg
(Default_Currency_Symbol())

Return Type

String

What It Does

Returns the string used as the local monetary symbol from the Windows configuration registry. This symbol is intended to be used when setting a custom field mask in your data dictionary. See Field Mask for more information.

Examples

String sCurr
Move (Default_Currency_Symbol()) to sCurr
Set Field_Mask Field Customer.Balance to (sCurr + "*0.00")

The above example sets a simple currency mask for the Customer.Balance field where the currency symbol in the mask is determined by the Windows locale currency symbol.