How to turn 1000000 into 1.000.000?

Im creating a swf where users enter some numbers to be processed in a formula, 
but the results always show huge numbers like 168460123184, making them hard to 
read, so I want to find a way to add a "." (a dot) every 3 numbers, so they 
would be easier to read...
 and I dont have a clue of how that can be done :(

 thanks!

 PS: I chose to use dots instead of commas cos here in Brazil we use dots to 
separate hundreds from thousands and so on....

Hmm, that's going to take some thought. I'll try some things. Hopefully someone 
who's already done this will share, but I think you will need to convert your 
Number.toString() the use .slice and .concat in a loop to fix it up. I'll see 
if I can't fix up a function, would be useful to have on-hand.

 PS - So if you use . then do you use , for decimal notation? ;)

Here, this works(see attached code). You can change the increment point from 
every 3 characters to whatever you want, if you would ever want to use it for 
another purpose.

 It turned out a little annoying, because it seems theres no way(at least in AS 
1) to simply insert a character at a certain point, I had to split() then put 
into an array, then finally join() the array... but at any rate you see the 
basic method of looping and such.

 HTH

 I may try to simplify it a bit later.

 strSeperator_func = function(num,delimiter){//takes long number(or string) and 
incrementally inserts a character
 	num=num.toString();//convert Numbers to String
 	num_arr=new Array();//create blank array
 	for(i=1 ; i<=Math.floor(num.length/3) ; i++){//loop through length of String 
divided by 3
 		n1=num.slice(num.length-(i*3),num.length-(i*3)+3);//get 3 char sections, 
starting at right, moving left
 		num_arr.push(n1);//add new section to array as new element on end
 		n2=num.slice(0,num.length-(i*3));//get leftover characters
 	}
 	if(n2.length>0){//if there are leftover characters
 		num_arr.push(n2);//add leftover characters section to array as new element 
on end
 	}
 	num_arr.reverse();//reverse(because they were added from right-to-left to 
left-to-right
 	num=num_arr.join(delimiter);//add all array elements(3 char sections + 1 
leftover section) together as new 'num' String
 	return num;//return 'num' to where function is called
 }

 //sample usage #1
 myNumber=strSeperator_func(35498673549867,",");
 trace(myNumber);
 //sample usage #2
 myNumber=1000000
 myNumber=strSeperator_func(myNumber,".");
 trace(myNumber);

Well that puts me to shame but I had made this if it helps

 http://www.**--****.com/ 

hi rlc5611,
 I don't have MX-04 so couldn't open the file, but I would love to see the code 
involved...I'm trying to figure out a way to make this simpler and easier to 
modify, any different angle/aproach would be useful; thanks!

 PS - I just tried a slightly different version, see attached code. A tad 
simpler and easier to understand, it's the one I will use.

 strSeperator_v2_func = function(num,delimiter){//takes long number(or string) 
and incrementally inserts a character
 	num=num.toString();//convert Numbers to String
 	pos=num.length;//var 'pos' is used to add a seperator at
 	while(pos>3){//while loop, starts at String right moves to left
 		pos-=3;//move left to next seperator point
 		n2=num.slice(pos,num.length);//get all characters after seperator point as 
new substring
 		n1=num.slice(0,pos);//get all characters before seperator point as new 
substring
 		num=n1+delimiter+n2;//combine before-substring + dilimiter + after-substring 
as new 'num' String
 	}
 	return num;//return 'num' to where function is called
 }

 trace(strSeperator_v2_func(5679945,","));

And while I'm here, here is the second version taylored to your 
specifications...

 strSeperator_Fiocco_func = function(num){
 	num=num.toString();
 	pos=num.length;
 	while(pos>3){
 		pos-=3;
 		n2=num.slice(pos,num.length);
 		n1=num.slice(0,pos);
 		num=n1+"."+n2;
 	}
 	return num;
 }

 trace(strSeperator_Fiocco_func(1000000));

Hi,

 Byron Canfield (for those that remember him) provided a web site with loads of 
downloadable .fla's ... currency conversion was one of those... so if you don't 
want to re-invent the wheel, take a look at this page

  http://www.**--****.com/ 

 allows you to determine the separator, the currency format and the decimal 
places...

 I hope that helps,
 cheers,

abeall,

here it is

here's one I made earlier:

 http://www.**--****.com/ 

this adds commas rather than stops, and also adds 2 rounded decimal places
for currency. Pretty well commented tho, so should be easy to adapt.

Holy cheetos! So many replies!

 Thanks for the great help! U have all saved my life and for that I'm eternally 
grateful! ; )

 I'm at work right now (10am here), as soon as I finish work I'll give these a 
try...again...than you!


 abeall
 thats it...we use commas for decimal notation...so one million dollars would 
be  US$ 1.000.000,00 down here...