AMSTRAD CPC464 - Page 184

PRINT (continued...)
PRINT USING “<Format Field Specifiers>”
NUMERIC
Specifier Possible
Digits
Field
Characters
Definition Example
#
1 1
Numeric field ####
.
0 1
Decimal Point #.#
+
0 1
Print leading or
trailing sign
Positive number will
have +
+##
###+
-
0 1
Trailing sign. Prints –
if negative,
otherwise blank
##.##-
**
2 2
Leading asterisk **###.##
$$
1 2
Floating dollar sign $
is placed in front of
the leading digit
$$##.##
**$
2 3
Asterisk fill and
floating dollar sign
**$#.##
,
1 1
Use comma every
three digits (left of
decimal point only.)
##,###,#
^^^^
0 4
Exponential format.
Number is aligned so
leading digit is zero.
#,##^^^^
STRING
! First character only !
\<spaces>\
Number of spaces specified,
plus a leading and trailing
space character field
\ \
& Variable length field
&