> From: ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ross@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > when I define a number as > > $number = 2.00 > > then echo it the number shows as 2. How can I get the two > zeros to show? > > This is not in any of my books but a fairly easy solution I'll bet! the function you want is called sprintf (s for string, f for format) summat like this: echo sprintf('%0.2f', $number); hth, Rob Agar -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php