Formátování datových typů
FORMAT
| X | Any single character. |
| N | A digit or a letter. A blank is not allowed. |
| A | A letter. A blank is not allowed. |
| ! | A letter that is converted to uppercase during input. A blank is not allowed. |
| 9 | A digit. A blank is not allowed. |
| (n) | A number that indicates how many times to repeat the previous format character. |
| > | A leading digit in a numeric value, to be suppressed if the number does not have that many digits. |
| Z | A leading digit in a numeric value, to be replaced by a blank if the number does not have that many digits. |
| * | A leading digit in a numeric value, to be displayed as an asterisk if the number does not have that many digits. |
| , | A comma in a numeric value greater than 1,000. This is replaced by a period in European format. It is suppressed if it is preceded by a Z, *, or >, and the number does not have enough digits to require the comma. |
| . | A decimal point in a numeric value. This is replaced by a comma in European format. |
| + | A sign for a positive or negative number. It is displayed as + for a positive number, and as – for a negative number. |
| – | A sign for a negative number. It is displayed as – for a negative number. For a positive number it is suppressed if it is to the left of the decimal point in the format, and replaced by a blank if it is to the right. |
Příklady:
- Celočíselní hodnota 1234 s použitím formátu $>,>>>ABC bude zobrazena jako $1,234ABC.
- Definice znakové proměnné text_output o délce 70 znaků:
define variable text_output as character format „x(70)“ no-undo.