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EXAMPLE:
5 X = 32: Y = 100.23: A$ = "CAT"
10 PRINT USING "$##.## ";13.25,X,Y
20 PRINT USING "###>#";"CBM",A$
When this is RUN, line 10 prints:
$13.25 $32.00 $***
Line 20 prints this:
CBM CAT
CHARACTER
Pound sign (#)
Plus sign ( + )
Minus sign (-)
Decimal Point (.)
Comma (,)
Dollar Sign ($)
Four Up Arrows (Tttt)
Equal Sign (=)
Greater Than Sign (»
Five asterisks (*****) are printed
instead of a Y value because Y has five
digits, and this condition does not con
form to format list (as explained below)
Leaves three spaces before printing
"CBM" as defined in format list.
NUMERIC
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
STRING
X
X
X
The pound sign (#) reserves room fora single character in the output
field. If the data item contains more characters than there are #
signs in the format field, the entire field is filled with asterisks (*); no
characters are printed.
EXAMPLE:
10 PRINT USING "####";X
For these values of X, this format displays:
A = 12.34 12
A = 567.89 568
A = 123456 ****
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BASIC 7.0 ENCYCLOPEDIA—Basic Commands and Statements