Returns the caption of a currency.
Remark: The caption of a currency is displayed in the "Currency + Euro" control if the input mask allows it (the $ sign is indicated).
// Retrieve the caption of French Franc
ResCaption = eCurrencyName(eFRF)
Syntax
<Result> = eCurrencyName(<Currency>)
<Result>: Character string
Caption of the specified currency.
<Currency>: Integer or constant
Identifier of the currency or constant associated with the currency (see the Notes).
Remarks
An exchange table is stored in memory. Each currency is associated with:
- A currency number used to identify the currency by programming.
- A constant used to identify the currency by programming.
- A caption (up to 7 characters): this caption is displayed in the "Currency + Euro" control if the input mask allows it (the $ sign is indicated).
- An exchange rate. This exchange rate corresponds to the exchange rate of the currency in relation to the Euro.
This exchange table is as follows:
| | | | |
| Currency number | Constant | Country | Exchange rate | Default caption |
|---|
| 0 | eEUR | Euro zone | 1 | EURO |
| 1 | eFRF | France | 6.55957 | F |
| 2 | eITL | Italy | 1936.27 | ITL |
| 3 | eBEF | Belgium | 40.3399 | BEF |
| 4 | eLUF | Luxembourg | 40.3399 | LUF |
| 5 | eDEM | Germany | 1.95583 | DEM |
| 6 | eATS | Austria | 13.7603 | ATS |
| 8 | eESP | Spain | 166.386 | ESP |
| 9 | eIEP | Ireland | 0.787564 | IEP |
| 10 | eNLG | Netherlands | 2.20371 | NLG |
| 11 | ePTE | Portugal | 200.482 | PTE |
| 14 | eGRD | Greece | 340.750 | GRD |
| 15 | eFIM | Finland | 5.94573 | FIM |
| Currencies not taking part in the Euro |
| | | | |
| 7 | eDKK | Denmark | 0 | DKK |
| 12 | eGBP | Great Britain | 0 | GBP |
| 13 | eSEK | Sweden | 0 | SEK |
| 16 - 25 | | | 0 | Free1 to Free10 |
| 26 | eCYP | Cyprus | 0 | CYP |
| 27 | eCZK | Czech Republic | 0 | CZK |
| 28 | eEEK | Estonia | 0 | EEK |
| 29 | eHUF | Hungary | 0 | HUF |
| 30 | eLTL | Lithuania | 0 | LTL |
| 31 | eLVL | Latvia | 0 | LVL |
| 32 | eMTL | Malta | 0 | MTL |
| 33 | ePLN | Poland | 0 | SCH |
| 34 | eSIT | Slovenia | 0 | SIT |
| 35 | eSKK | Slovakia | 0 | SKK |
The first currency (whose identifier is set to 0) is the currency used as reference for the conversions.
In this exchange table, you have the ability to:
- add new currencies by modifying the custom currencies if necessary ("user-defined currencies" from 16 to 25) with eInitCurrency,
- specify the exchange rate of each currency with eInitCurrency.
Caution: The currencies whose exchange rate is set to 0 will not be displayed in the context menu of the "Currency + Euro" control. To define the exchange rate of these currencies, you must redefine them in the initialization code of the project with
eInitCurrency.