title: In an HTML table, can a numeric value be expressed with comma formatting?
body: <p>In Visual FoxPro, a number can be formatted in a textbox or grid and still be seen by the program as just a number, even though it is shown with commas and period format.</p>
  
  <p>Presently I'm inserting data into a DataTable Jquery as follows:</p>
  
  <pre><code>oTable.fnAddData( ["Bogus data","1,541,512.52","12.5%","0","0","0"]);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I would like to be entering the data as follows and yet show it with the commas for clarity:</p>
  
  <pre><code>oTable.fnAddData( ["Bogus data",1541512.52,"12.5%","0","0","0"]);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The reason is that when you sort the rows on this column, the character string in the first example will produce a mess.  the numbers, hopefully will produce a well ordered list.</p>
  
  <p>If you have any other suggestions on how to fix the sorting of the character number column please suggest it...</p>
  
  <p>TIA</p>
  
  <p>Dennis</p>