Useful Apl Statements And User-Defined Functions For Formatting Reports - IBM 5110 User Manual

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USEFUL APL STATEMENTS AND USER-DEFINED FUNCTIONS FOR
FORMATTING REPORTS
Following are examples of APL statements and user-defined functions
that might be useful for formatting reports.
Drop Bllanks from a Character Vector:
VDROP[[]JV
' V
Zf-DROP X
I: :I. ] Z
~
.. ( X rt.
I ' )
I X
'V
x
~
. .
I
f~
B C II E FG
I
DROP X
ABCDEFG
Drop Blanks and Periods from a Character Vector:
VDROPBP[[]J'V
V
Zf-nl~()PBP
X
[1 J Z
f·
(NX~
I I I )
IX
'iJ
X~ .. 'A,B,C D E F'
DROPBP X
ABCDEF
Replaco Periods with Commas in a Character Vector:
VREPLACE[I]JV
V
Z~"REPLACE
X
[1:1 X [ ( X::::
I , • )
I \ f)X
J~"
I
I
I
[2J
Zf-X
V
X
A,B,C
D E F
REPLACE X
A,B,C II E F
Drop Loading Blanks in a Character Vector:
VLEADING[[]J'V
V Z~"I...EA[lING X
I:
:l :I Z
~
.. (
N " \
I I ::::
X ) I X
V
A~'"
ABC DEF'
LEADING A
f~BC
DEF