2-10 Packet Reference Manual
Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet
The monetary formatting packet (D) selects the monetary symbols to print for a price field. Use
the monetary formatting packet to select primary and secondary monetary symbols, and
designate the number of digits to appear at the right of a decimal.
Syntax {I,D,cur_sym,secondary,decimals | }
D1. D Monetary Formatting Packet
D2. cur_sym Currency Symbol. 1 is the default. Options:
0 No symbol 9 Finland ( , Markka)
1 USA ($, Dollar ) 10 Austria ( , Shilling)
2 UK (£, Pound) 11 India (Rs, Rupee)
3 Japan (¥, Yen) 12 Russian ( , Ruble)
4 Germany ( , Deutsche Mark) 13 Korean ( , Won)
5 France (F, Franc) 14 Thai ( , Baht)
6 Spain (P, Peseta) 15 Chinese (¥, Yuan)
7 Italy (L., Lira) 16 Euro ( )
8 Sweden (Kr, Krona)
Note: To use these symbols, select the internal symbol set.
D3. secondary Secondary Sign. Secondary symbols only print if you designate at least
one decimal place. 0 is the default. Options:
0 No secondary sign
1 Print secondary sign
D4. decimals Number of digits to the right of the decimal. 2 is the default. Options:
0 No digits
1 One digit
2 Two digits
3 Three digits
Example {I,D,1,1,2 | }
Prints the dollar sign, uses a secondary symbol, and places two digits to the right of the decimal.
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