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FORMAT$
Purpose Function for formatting a number represented by a string.
Syntax FORMAT$(,"b"|"d")
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is a string of integers or ASCII characters.
is the number of bytes to output in integer to ASCII conversion.
FORMAT$(,)
is the string of numerals, optionally with decimals, which is to be
formatted.
specifies the format of the string.
Remarks FORMAT$ can be used for conversion of strings from ASCII to integer
numbers and vice versa when used as in the first syntax above.
b = Specifies conversion from integer to ASCII format.
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This converts from a number in integer format to the correspon-
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ding characters in ASCII format. specifies the number of bytes to
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output. For example FORMAT$("1380337988","4b") yields RFID.
d = Specifies conversion from ASCII format to integer.
The string is translated from an ASCII string to the same number
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in integer format. For example, FORMAT$("A","d") yields 65.
FORMAT$ is also be used to convert a number to a specific display
format. The original string () is a string of digits, optionally with
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a decimal point to separate decimals from integers. It can also contain
leading plus (+), minus (-), and space characters. Space characters are ignored,
whereas the usual mathematical rules apply to plus and minus signs.
All other characters (or plus, minus, and space characters in other positions
than leading) generate errors. The format is specified by a string (). 2
The string can contain any characters, but some have special meanings.
Note the explanation of the following characters.
0 = Digit place holder, display a digit or zero.
If the input number has fewer digits than there are zeros (on either side of
the decimal separator) in the format string, leading or trailing zeros are displayed.
If the number has more digits to the left side of the decimal separator
than there are zeros to the left side of the separator in the format string
the digits will be displayed. If the number has more digits to the right of
the separator than there are zeros to the right of the decimal separator in
the format string, the decimal will be truncated to as many decimal places
as there are zeros.
# = Digit placeholder, display a digit or nothing.
If there is a digit in the expression being formatted in the position where
the # appears in the format string, display the digit or otherwise display
nothing in that position. If the number has more digits to the left side of
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