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Table 15-1: Format Characters for Numeric Fields
) Print leading asterisks before the first digit and reserve places for
two digits.
Two dollar signs ( $$ ) Print a currency symbol before the first digit. They also reserve
places for the currency symbol and one digit. By default, the cur-
rency symbol is a dollar sign. To change the currency symbol, see
Section 15.3.3.3
.
Four carets ( ^^^^ ) Print a number in E (exponential) format and reserve four places
for E notation.
Minus sign ( - ) Prints a trailing minus sign for negative numbers. Printing
a negative number in an asterisk-fill or a currency field re-
quires that the field also have a trailing minus sign or credit/debit
character.
Zero in angle brackets (<0>) Prints leading zeros instead of leading spaces.
Percent sign in angle brackets (<%>) Prints all spaces in the field if the value of the print item, when
rounded to fit the numeric field, is zero.
CD in angle brackets (<CD>) Prints credit and debit characters immediately following the num-
ber. BASIC prints CR for negative numbers and zero, and DR for
positive numbers.
Underscore ( _ ) Specifies that the next character is a literal, not a formatting
character.