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FormatCurrency(Expression, NumDigitsAfterDecimal, IncludeLeadingDigit,
               UseParensForNegativeNumbers, GroupDigits)

(NOTE!! This function MUST have FormatNumber
also provided.)

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function FormatCurrency(num,decimalNum,bolLeadingZero,bolParens,bolCommas)
/**********************************************************************
	IN:
		NUM - the number to format
		decimalNum - the number of decimal places to format the number to
		bolLeadingZero - true / false - display a leading zero for
										numbers between -1 and 1
		bolParens - true / false - use parenthesis around negative numbers
		bolCommas - put commas as number separators.										
 
	RETVAL:
		The formatted number!		
 **********************************************************************/
{
	var tmpStr = new String(FormatNumber(num,decimalNum,bolLeadingZero,bolParens,bolCommas));

	if (tmpStr.indexOf("(") != -1 || tmpStr.indexOf("-") != -1) {
		// We know we have a negative number, so place '$' inside of '(' / after '-'
		if (tmpStr.charAt(0) == "(")
			tmpStr = "($"  + tmpStr.substring(1,tmpStr.length);
		else if (tmpStr.charAt(0) == "-")
			tmpStr = "-$" + tmpStr.substring(1,tmpStr.length);
			
		return tmpStr;
	}
	else
		return "$" + tmpStr;		// Return formatted string!
}

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