Insert commas in score

I'm using a spritefont for a score readout. I just want to insert commas in the score, like 12,000,000, or 1,000, etc.

Anyway, I found this example (not for C2):

http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=586659

Problem is...well, all the spritefont object has is 'append text', but what I want to do is, er (googling...) prepend, because otherwise I don't know where to put the first comma.

Or...maybe I'm confused... <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_confused.gif" alt=":?" title="Confused">

...nah...

...any ideas? <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt=":mrgreen:" title="Mr. Green">

Set text to ---> Variable&"."&Variable

Er, no, maybe I should have been clearer: I'm trying to insert commas dynamically. Like, if the score is 12000, I have an event which takes that, turns it into '12,000' and sets the spritefont to that (121004 becomes 121,004 etc).

Thanks anyway though.

Try this

Ah, yes, that's perfect! Well, except for the decimals...but I can probably get rid of them.

Much simpler than what I was trying...plus, it works.

Thanks DUTOIT

TiAm, new file attached above - last one didn't show 1000000 correctly due to rounding error....

Credit goes to R0J0hound - wish I could find his orginal thread on this.

And attached without the decimal

DUTOIT

Thanks. Works great, and simpler to read. For anyone else reading this: if you download the capx posted above (format_number2.capx) and don't want decimals, change the first action from:

Set Text to "." & zeropad((foo*100)%100,2)[/code:2m7jhbul]

to

[code:2m7jhbul]Set Text to ""[/code:2m7jhbul]

Cheers,T

A very nice method - thanks for the capx.