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Format TextInput as number for currency so user input has correct keyboard selected on mobile device

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Posted on 15 Dec 2022 02:27:10 by Community Power Pla...

I have created a purchase order app for mobile which works great except that when my users tap on the Amount field to input a price they are presented with the Text keyboard instead of the number keyboard. So they have to switch to their number keyboard to input the price. The TextInput has to be formatted as text so the price is displayed correctly. If I format the TextInput as Number then the decimal places are not displayed and it looks horrible, like this:

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I have spent hours trawling through these forums but haven't come up with a solution. Does anyone know of one where I can have the amounts displayed with decimals and have the control formatted as a Number?

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Community Power Pla... on 15 Dec 2022 at 02:53:40

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Re: Format TextInput as number for currency so user input has correct keyboard selected on mobile device

<sigh> @Ramole Thank you for your reply. Sometimes I just don't try the most obvious solutions 😮 That works. I did have the Text statement but had also changed the control format to Text. Thanks again.
For anyone coming behind TextFormat.Number is the format the the control on the Properties tab:
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Ramole Super User 2024 Season 1 on 15 Dec 2022 at 02:42:01

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Re: Format TextInput as number for currency so user input has correct keyboard selected on mobile device

Hi @KarlInOz1
Try this

Text(Value(ThisItem.xxxx),"[$-en-US]$#,###.00")

and TextFormat.Number