Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script re-implements an MSDN script which 
4.     shows the use of the CurrencyDecimalSeparator 
5.     property of a numeric format info object.  
6. .DESCRIPTION 
7.     This script displays a currency value using  
8.     the default decimal separator then shows using a 
9.     custom separator. This is repeated using a German 
10.     culture.    
11. .NOTES 
12.     File Name  : Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1 
13.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
14.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
15. .LINK 
16.     This script posted to: 
17.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
18.     MSDN sample posted to: 
19.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.numberformatinfo.currencydecimalseparator.aspx 
20. .EXAMPLE 
21.      Psh> .\Show-CurrencyDecimalSeparator.ps1 
22.     $123,456,789.00 
23.     $123,456,789 00 
24.     123.456.789,00 € 
25.     123.456.789 00 € 
26. #> 
27.  
28. #    Get a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture 
29. $nfi = (new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "en-US", $false ).NumberFormat 
30.  
31. #    Display a value with the default separator ("."). 
32. $myInt = 123456789 
33. $myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )  
34.  
35. #    Display the same value with a blank as the separator. 
36. $nfi.CurrencyDecimalSeparator = " " 
37. $myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )  
38.  
39. #    Now get a NumberFormatInfo associated with the de-DE culture 
40. $nfi = (new-object System.Globalization.CultureInfo "de-DE", $false ).NumberFormat 
41.  
42. #    Display a value with the default separator (".") 
43. $myInt = 123456789 
44. $myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )  
45.  
46. #    Display the same value with a blank as the separator 
47. $nfi.CurrencyDecimalSeparator = " " 
48. $myInt.ToString( "C", $nfi )  

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