IBM 5100 Basic Reference Manual page 105

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The following rules define the end of a format specification that has been started:
1. A
#
character is encountered and:
a. The following character is not a
#
character, or
b. The following character is not a decimal point, or
c. The following character is a decimal point and a decimal point has already
(
-"
been encountered, or
d. The following four consecutive characters are not
I
characters (I
I I
I).
2.
A decimal point is encountered and:
a. The following character is not a
#
character, or
b. The following character is another decimal point, or
f~
c. The following four consecutive characters are not
I
characters
(1111).
Some examples of expressions and the way they are displayed or printed under
various format specifications are as follows:
Format
Expression Displayed or
Specification Value Printed Format
#####
'APPLES' APPLE
####
-123 -123
###
123 123
if
###
12 kl12
###
1.23
kI kl1
##.##
123
*****
##.##
1.23
kl1.23
##.##
1.23456 kl1.23
##.##
.123 kl16.12
##.##
12.345 12.35
{
###1111
123 123E+OO
###1111 12.3 123E-01
###1111
.1234 123E-03
(
##.##1111
123 12.30E+01
##.##1111
1.23
12.30E-01
##.##1111
.1234 12.34E-02
<"
##.##1111
1234 12.34E+02
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