Type Conversion

You can use BarTender to convert data that is imported from a database to a numeric, date, time, or binary format. When you click Type Conversion on the Data Sources property page, BarTender opens a Type Conversion dialog that is unique to the data type that is specified on Data Type tab.

The following Type Conversion dialogs are available.

ClosedConvert to Number Dialog

The Convert to Number dialog is displayed when the data type is set to Number, Currency, Percentage, or Fraction.

ClosedConvert to Date Dialog

The Convert to Date dialog is displayed when the data type is set to Date.

ClosedConvert to Time Dialog

The Convert to Time dialog is displayed when the data type is set to Time.

ClosedConvert to Binary Dialog

The Convert to Binary dialog is displayed when the data type is set to Binary.