Standard Output Formats For Printing Or Displaying - IBM 5100 Basic Reference Manual

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Packed Print Zones (Null or Semicolon Delimiter): For arithmetic expressions, the length
of the packed zone is determined by the length of the converted value, including
the sign, digits, decimal point, and the exponent, as shown in Figure 9.
For character constants, the length of the packed print zone is equal to the length
of the characters enclosed in single quotation marks, including blanks, but
excluding the single quotation marks preceding an apostrophe.
For character variables, the length of the packed print zone is equal to the length
of the character string, minus any trailing blanks.
Packed print zones usually produce a denser line of output than full print zones.
Length of Converted Length of Packed Example (16
Data Item Print Zone represents a
(Characters) (Characters)
blank)
2-4 6 167.31616
5-7 9 1617.3571616
8-10 12 -45.63927161616
11-13 15 161.73579E-23161616
14-16 18
-8.9227049311516161616
17-19
21
-1.234567890123E-22
The number of digits displayed or printed is controlled by the current value
assigned to RD= (see RD= Command, Chapter 2).
Figure 9. Packed Print Zone Lengths for Arithmetic Expressions
Standard Output Formats for Printing or Displaying
Character Constants
The actual characters enclosed in single quotation marks (including trailing blanks
but excluding the single quotation marks preceding an apostrophe) are printed or
displayed.
Character Variables
The actual characters (excluding trailing blanks) are printed or displayed.
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