VS:GetWSCellNumberFormat

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Description

Returns the numeric formatting of a cell in the referenced worksheet.

Specific index values for numeric formats and accuracy are listed in the Appendix.

PROCEDURE GetWSCellNumberFormat(
                 worksheet           :HANDLE;
                 row                 :INTEGER;
                 column              :INTEGER;
                 VAR style           :INTEGER;
                 VAR accuracy        :INTEGER;
                 VAR leaderString    :STRING;
                 VAR trailerString   :STRING);

def vs.GetWSCellNumberFormat(worksheet, row, column):
    return (style, accuracy, leaderString, trailerString)

Parameters

worksheet		HANDLE		Handle to worksheet.
row		INTEGER		Row of cell to be queried.
column		INTEGER		Column of cell to be queried.
style		INTEGER		Numeric format style index.
accuracy		INTEGER		Numeric accuracy / secondary format index.
leaderString		STRING		Leader string (where applicable).
trailerString		STRING		Trailer string (where applicable).

Remarks

(_c_ 2022.05.09):

Number Format constants:

flag	style
0	general
1	decimal
2	decimal with commas
3	scientific
4	fractional
5	dimension
6	angle
For angle, the accuracy displays the angle format as in the pull-down menu list, whereby the choices 1 to 3 are degrees, the rest decimal.
7	date
For date, the accuracy displays the date format as in the pull-down menu list. Warning: the returned flags don't correspond the pull-down indexes. Flag Date Format 9 Jan-04 1 1.24.04 30 01.24.1904 2 1.24.04 21:34 14 1.24.04 21:34:14 8 24-Jan 3 24.1.04 7 24-Jan-04 33 24.01.04 35 24.01.1904 4 24.1.04 21:34 23 24.1.04 21:34:14 34 24.01.04 21:34:14 36 24.01.1904 21:34:14 5 04.1.24 29 19040124 31 1904-01-24 6 04.1.24 21:34 28 04.1.24 21:34:14 32 19040124213414 10 21:34 11 21:34:14 12 21:34 13 21:34:14 15 Sunday, January 24, 1904 16 Sunday, January 24, 1904 21:34:14 17 Sun, Jan 24, 1904 18 Sun, Jan 24, 1904 21:34:14 19 Sunday, 24 January 1904 20 Sunday, 24 January 1904 21:34:14 21 Sun, 24 Jan 1904 22 Sun, 24 Jan 1904 21:34:14 24 Sunday, 1904 January 24 25 Sunday, 1904 January 24 21:34:14 26 Sun, 1904 Jan 24 27 Sun, 1904 Jan 24 21:34:14
8	boolean
11	dimension area
12	dimension volume
13	text
14	percentage

Version

Availability: from VectorWorks 9.0