_alignment

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Left-aligns, right-aligns, or centers ? and ?? command output within margins specified by _lmargin and _rmargin when _wrap is true.

Syntax

_alignment = <expC>

<expC>

The character expression "LEFT", "CENTER", or "RIGHT". You can enter <expC> in any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters.

Default

The default for _alignment is "LEFT".

Description

Use _alignment to left-align, right-align, or center output from the ? and ?? commands between the margins you set with _lmargin and _rmargin. The _alignment setting is effective only when _wrap is true (true).

To control the alignment of text within a field, use the "B," "I," and "J" format options with the PICTURE or FUNCTION options.