thanks Claude and Kyle for the response...
 
ok.. what I did was break the [gripd] interface up into two number input fields and then [pack]ed those two with an initial [mobile:044(   [symbol],  so as to preserve the "0" in the front and added all that in a [makesymbol %s-%s-%s] object.
 
It looks quite allright at the end,,, although it is a bit awkward to input, since you cant set a digit input limit for the textboxes in gripd and passing 6 digit in each box gets it messed up.... I guess itīll do for now.
 
[r pack]
I
[mobile:044(                               
I                                                
[symbol] [r textbox1] [r textbox2]  
 \            I              / \              
       [pack s a a]       [s pack]
        I
       [makesymbol %s-%s-%s]
 
adrian
 
On 9/19/06, Kyle Klipowicz <kyleklip@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Adrian~

Try breaking it up into different fields.

~Kyle

On 9/19/06, adrian goya < adrian.goya@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Í'm building an interface for registering visitors to an expo. I'm on
> windows using 0.39.2-extended-test4 and the GUI is made with [gripd].... So,
> someone inserts his name, mail and phone number in 3 different textboxes in
> [gripd] and everything is [pack]ed together and inserted to a [textfile].
> The problem is that the phone numbers get converted to scientific numeric
> format (eg: 0445554241424 = 4.4554e+011), so itīs of no use.
>
> How can I get the 0445554241424 (yes, that's a cellphone) to enter the
> textfile exactly as it is written in the textbox?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated, as this needs to be ready in the next
> 12 hours... jeje.
>
>
> adrian.
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