Re: Re: Convert Feet to Metres

Jim Moseby wrote:

Shaun wrote:

I would say that requiring explicit use of the chars (') and (") to denote imperial measurement is probably the neatest way to go (and that you can assume that lack of these chars and or use of the (.) entails metric data. ... assuming you have/want a single text box for data entry ... you could consider having 2 boxes for large and small unit values combined with a dropdown to select the measurement type (imperial/metric)

Americans would also commonly write: 10'-5 3/4" To mean 10 feet, 5 and 3/4 inches JM