SFORMAT Examples


Example 1:

 

  

SFORMAT

DATAFIELD TO 20

 

 

Variable

PL

FP

LP

Contents

Before:

DATAFIELD

26

5

10

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

 

After:

DATAFIELD

20

0

0

····················

 

No Condition Flags are set (all FALSE).

 

Example 2:

 

  

SFORMAT

DATAFIELD TO COUNT

 

 

Variable

PL

FP

LP

Contents

Before:

DATAFIELD

26

1

26

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

 

COUNT

2

 

 

·0

 

After:

Both variables remain unchanged

 

The OVER Condition Flag is set since COUNT was equal to zero.

 



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