I'm going to be importing some info using DataGrab for about 700 entries (on this site an entry is a construction project). One of the fields is a number that shows the cost of the project. On the front end of the site users need to be able to order the projects based on the cost. I want to display the cost on the front end with commas where necessary ($1,123,345). What is the best way to setup the import for that field? If it's a text field would I be able to order if it has numbers and commas? If it is a numbers field would I be able to add commas after the fact? I just don't want the client to have to go back and redo the projects import file. Any ideas would be great! Thanks.
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I would setup the field as a text input field and set the field content to number –this way sorting on the front end can work properly (ie. sort highest to lowest, etc.). Remove all currency characters & thousands separators on the numbers before importing.
Re: formatting, you can use several different number format addons to achieve the thousands separator.
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Thanks Siebird, I figured I would have to remove the currency and comma characters. I found this plugin devot-ee.com/add-ons/dollars-fieldtype...I assume that will only work for numbers added to the field in the publish form and not when imported using DataGrab into the field...any thoughts on that? Jul 17, 2013 at 16:08
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Just took a quick look, it looks likes it stores the values in
intformat–so all data will have to be in that format before importing w/DataGrab. This addon makes it user-friendly for the client in the CP. He recommends a addon or php to do the proper formatting like I mentioned above.– SiebirdJul 17, 2013 at 16:49