Convert Numeric Values into Words

This is very common question that you can find in SSRS forums as many users needs to display numeric data in words. Although there is a function in Crystal Reports, there is no function in SSRS. Nevertheless, you can do this in SSRS by writing your own function.

Lets us do this by an example using the following query:

SELECT Sales.SalesPerson.SalesPersonID AS SalesPerson,SUM(Sales.SalesOrderDetail.OrderQty * Sales.SalesOrderDetail.UnitPrice) AS AmountFROM Sales.SalesOrderDetailINNER JOIN Sales.SalesOrderHeader ON Sales.SalesOrderDetail.SalesOrderID = Sales.SalesOrderHeader.SalesOrderIDINNER JOIN Sales.SalesPerson ON Sales.SalesOrderHeader.SalesPersonID = Sales.SalesPerson.SalesPersonIDGROUP BY Sales.SalesPerson.SalesPersonID

Follow the below steps to create a report.

1. Create a SSRS project.

2. Add new report the project.

3. Add a data source in which database is pointed to adventureworks.

4. Create a data set with the above query.

5. Drag and drop a table to layout from the toolbox and drag and drop the fields to the table.The next step is to create a function to convert numeric values into words.

Go to the Report menu option and select report properties. Select the Code tab in that dialog box and copy and paste the following code:

SHARED suffixes AS String() =

_{"Thousand ", "Million ", "Billion ", "Trillion ",

_"Quadrillion ", "Quintillion ", "Sextillion "}
SHARED units AS String() = _

{"","One ", "Two ", "Three ", "Four ", "Five ",

_ "Six ", "Seven ", "Eight ", "Nine "}

SHARED tens AS String() =

_{"Twenty ", "Thirty ", "Forty ", "Fifty ", "Sixty ",

_"Seventy ", "Eighty ", "Ninety "}

SHARED digits AS String() =

_{"Ten ","Eleven ", "Twelve ", "Thirteen ", "Fourteen ",

_"Fifteen ", "Sixteen ", "Seventeen ", "Eighteen ", "Nineteen"}

SHARED expr AS NEW

_System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex("^-?d+(.d{2})?$", _System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexOptions.None)

PUBLIC Function ExpandPrice(Price AS Double,

_Optional pSeparator AS String = ".")

_AS String

Dim pPrice As StringpPrice = FORMAT(Price,"##############.00")
Dim temp AS New System.Text.StringBuilder()

If Not expr.IsMatch(pPrice) Then

' temp.Append(pPrice) or whatever you want to do here

Else

Dim parts AS String() = pPrice.Split(pSeparator)

Dim dollars AS String = parts(0)

Dim cents AS String = parts(1)

If CDbl(dollars) > 1 Then

temp.Append(ExpandIntegerNumber(dollars) & "Dollars ")

If CInt(cents) > 0 Then

temp.Append("And ")

End If

ElseIf CDbl(dollars) = 0 Then

temp.Append(ExpandIntegerNumber(dollars) & "Zero Dollars ")

If CInt(cents) >= 0 Then

temp.Append("And ")

End If

ElseIf CDbl(dollars) = 1 Then

temp.Append(ExpandIntegerNumber(dollars) & "Dollar " )

End If
If CDbl(cents) > 1 Then

temp.Append(ExpandIntegerNumber(cents) & "Cents")

ElseIf CDbl(cents) = 0 Then

temp.Append(ExpandIntegerNumber(cents) & "Zero Cents ")

ElseIf CDbl(cents) = 1 Then

temp.Append(ExpandIntegerNumber(cents) & "Cent " )

End If

End If

RETURN temp.ToString()

End Function

Function ExpandIntegerNumber(pNumberStr AS String) AS String

Dim temp2 AS New System.Text.StringBuilder()

Dim number AS String =

_StrDup(3 - Len(pNumberStr) Mod 3, "0") & pNumberStr

Dim i AS Integer, j AS Integer = -1

Dim numPart AS String

For i = Len(number) - 2 To 1 Step -3

numPart = Mid(number, i, 3)

If Clng(numPart > 0) Then

If j > -1 Then

temp2.Insert(0,suffixes(j),1)

End If

End If

temp2.Insert(0,GetNumberUnder1000Str(numPart),1)

j += 1

Next

RETURN temp2.ToString()

End Function

Function GetNumberUnder1000Str(pNumber AS String) AS String

Dim temp1 AS New System.Text.StringBuilder()

If Len(pNumber) = 3 Then

If CLng(Left(pNumber, 1)) > 0 Then

temp1.Append(GetNumberUnder100Str(Left(pNumber, 1)) & "Hundred ")

End If

End If

temp1.Append(GetNumberUnder100Str(Right("0" & pNumber, 2)))

RETURN temp1.ToString()

End Function

Function GetNumberUnder100Str(pNumber AS String) AS String

If pNumber > 19 Then

RETURN tens(Left(pNumber, 1) - 2) & units(Right(pNumber, 1))

ElseIF pNumber >= 10 and pNumber <= 19 Then

RETURN digits(Right(pNumber, 1))

Else

RETURN units(Right(pNumber, 1))

End If

End Function

The above code is adopted from web site in the code snippet.Next, you have to call this function in your table. You need to enter the following function call at the column in which you need to have your number in word.

=Code.ExpandPrice(Fields!Amount.Value,".")

Finally you will see following screen.