Formatting a field using ToText in a Crystal Reports formula field
crystal-reports
Solution
I think you are looking for `ToText(CCur(@Price}/{ValuationReport.YestPrice}*100-100))`
You can use `CCur` to convert numbers or string to Curency formats. `CCur(number)` or `CCur(string)`
I think this may be what you are looking for,
`Replace (ToText(CCur({field})),"$" , "")` that will give the parentheses for negative numbers
It is a little hacky, but I'm not sure CR is very kind in the ways of formatting
Problem
I'm trying to create a Crystal Reports formula field (to calculate the percentage change in a price) that will return "N/A" if a particular report field is null, but return a number to two decimal places using accounting format (negative numbers surrounded by parentheses) if it is not. The closest I have been able to manage is this: ``` If IsNull({ValuationReport.YestPrice}) Then 'N/A' Else ToText({@Price}/{ValuationReport.YestPrice}*100-100, '###.00', 2) ``` However this represents negative numbers using a negative sign, not parentheses. I tried format strings like '###.00;(###.00)' and '(###.00)' but these were rejected as invalid. How can I achieve my goal?