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the number), you must specify at least one # before the dollar sign. If
you specify a dollar sign without a leading #, the dollar sign is printed
— in the position shown in the format field. If you specify commas and/or
a plus or minus sign in a format field with a dollar sign, your program
prints a comma or sign before the dollar sign.
The four up arrows or carets (TTTT) symbol is used to specify that the
number is to be printed in E + format. You must use # in addition to the
TTTTt0 specify the field width. The TTTT can appear either before or
after the # in the format field.
You must specify four carets (TTTT) when you want to print a number in
— E - format (scientific notation). If you specify more than one but fewer
than four carets, you get a syntax error. If you specify more than four
carets only the first four are used. The fifth caret is interpreted as a no
text symbol.
An equal sign ( = ) is used to center a string in the field. You specify the
field width by the number of characters (# and =) in the formal field. If
the string contains fewer characters than the field width, the string is
centered in the field. If the string contains more characters than can be
fit into the field, 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. You specify the field width by the number of characters
(# and = ) in the format field. If the string contains fewer characters
than the field width, the string is right justified in the field. If the string
contains more characters than can be fit into the field, the right-most
characters are truncated and the string fills the entire field.
PUDEF PUDEF "1 through 4 characters"
PUDEF lets you redefine up to 4 symbols in the PRINT USING state-
— ment. You can change blanks, commas, decimals points, and dollar
signs into some other character by placing the new character in the
correct position in the PUDEF control string.
Position 1 is the filler character. The default is a blank. Place a new
— character here when you want another character to appear in place
of blanks.
Position 2 is the comma character. Default is a comma.
Position 3 is the decimal point.
Position 4 is the dollar sign.
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