I finally got it working. The display pattern was set to num{$z,zzz,zz9.99} I added, null{}|zero{}| to the beginning and ended up with
null{}|zero{}|num{$z,zzz,zz9.99} and the zeros went away. On a side note, once i added null{}|zero{}|, the Allow Empty check box and Allow Zero check box became checked.
Tanks for nuttin Danny!
Just kidding, Caddyshack was on the other day...