Problems with outputing floating numbers

[Anon]

Hi,

I am trying to output some values from an Access database. Because I want these printed as currency I would like to show the zeros after the decimal point for whole numbers also. Ex. my output for $90.00 is coming out $90.

Thanks

Rick

[kparker]

printf() allows you to specify whatever length and precision you want.

[Anon]

I tryed the prinf() and it did format my output but when I tryed to include it within <td> tags in a table it would print the output to the top of the screen as opposed to within the table. Why?

Rick

[kparker]

Nothing inherent with printf, it just sends output line echo does. Perhaps you had a missing /td or /tr in there?

[Anon]

I was trying to include the printf() in and echo statement like...

echo "<td><b>Price:</b></td><td>$".printf("%.2f",$prodPrice)."</td>";

That's why it didn't work!

Thanks a bunch for your help