removing auto formatting on numbers

[Mark]

I would like to remove the auto formatting feature so
that I can enter the number 074 into a record. This is
always chopped down to 74. How do I remove this feature,
as in this case the number 074 is important and the
number 74 is useless. This is a case where the record is
called GPS Minutes, where the 074 represents the minutes,
and 74 does not. As this number will be altered by an
equation later on, I cannot simply classify the field as
text. Thank you for your help.

 

[Lynn Trapp]

The best you can do is to set the Format property of your field to 000
(assuming all values will have 3 numerals).

 

[Doug Chinnock]

I suppose you could set the type to Text.
Then you have to convert it to a number everywhere you used is.