Commodore 128D - Page 299

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EXAMPLES:
FIELD EXPRESSION
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- 1
1
- 100.5
-1000
10
1
RESULT
-0.1
1.0
-101
* * * *
10.
$1
COMMENT
Leading zero added.
Trailing zero added.
Rounded to no decimal
places.
Overflow because four
digits and a minus sign
cannot fit in field.
Decimal point added.
Floating dollar sign.
A dollar sign ($) symbol shows that a dollar sign will be printed in the
number. If the dollar sign is to float (always be placed before the
number), at least one pound sign must be specified before the dollar
sign. If a dollar sign is specified without a leading pound sign, the
dollar sign is printed in the position shown in the format field. If com
mas and/or a plus or minus sign are specified in a format field with a
dollar sign, the program prints a comma or sign before the dollar
sign. The up arrows or caret symbols (aa) are used to specify that
the number is to be printed in E + format (scientific notation). A
pound sign must be used in addition to the four carets to specify the
field width. The carets can appear either before or after the pound
sign in the format field. Four carets must be specified when a num
ber is to be printed in E format. If more than one but fewer than four
carets are specified, a syntax error results. If more than four carets
are specified, only the first four are used. The fifth caret is inter
preted as a no-text symbol. An equal sign (=) is used to center a
string in a field. The field width is specified by the number of charac
ters (pound sign and equal sign) in the format field. If the string con
tains fewer characters than the field width, the string is centered in
the field. If the string contains more characters that can be fit into
the field, then the right-most characters are truncated and the string
fills the entire field. A greater than sign (»is used to right justify a
string in a field.
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