Commodore Plus 4 - Page 158

If you use a minus sign and the number is positive, a blank is printed
in the character position indicated by the minus sign.
If you don't use either a plus or minus sign in your format field for a
numeric data item, a minus sign is printed before the first digit or
dollar symbol if the number is negative and no sign is printed if the
number is positive. This means that you can print one character more
if the number is positive. If there are too many digits to fit into the
field specified by the # and + /- signs, then an overflow occurs
and the field is filled with asterisks {*).
A decimal point (.) symbol designates the position of the decimal point
in the number. You can only have one decimal point in any format field.
If you don't specify a decimal point in your format field, the value is
rounded to the nearest integer and printed without any decimal places
When you specify a decimal point, the number of digits preceding the
decimal point (including the minus sign, if the value is negative) must
not exceed the number of # before the decimal point. If there are too
many digits an overflow occurs and the field is filled with asterisks [•).
A comma (,) lets you place commas in numeric fields. The position of
the comma in the format list indicates where the comma appears in a
printed number. Only commas within a number are printed. Unused
commas to the left of the first digit appear as the filler character. At
least one # must precede the first comma in a field.
If you specify commas in a field and the number is negative, then a
minus sign is printed as the first character even if the character posi
tion is specified as a comma.
COMMENT
Leading zero added.
Trailing zero added.
Rounded to no decimal places.
Overflow because four digits
and minus sign cannot fit in field.
Decimal point added
Leading Ssign.
A dollar sign ($) symbol shows that a dollar sign will be printed in the
number. If you want the dollar sign to float (always be placed before
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EXAMPLES:
FIELD EXPRESSION
####
####
#S##
-.01
1
-100.5
-1000
10
1
RESULT
0.01-
1.0
-101
10
$1
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