? example

This example uses ? and ?? to display a first and last name in various formats:

Firstname="Sally "
Lastname ="Stephens "
? Firstname,Lastname
// simple display, no formatting or positioning
// Sally Stephens
? Firstname picture "@T"
?? " "
?? Lastname picture "@!"
// trim Firstname, make lastname uppercase
// Sally STEPHENS
? Lastname STYLE "B"
?? Firstname AT 20
// display in fixed columns.
// Lastname will print in boldface
// Stephens Sally

This example formats –3273.68 four different ways:

n=-3273.68
? n picture "9,999,999.99" // insert commas
// -3,273.68
? n picture "9,999,999" // no decimals
// -3,274
? n picture "@L 9,999,999" // zero fill
// -0003,274
? n picture "@(BT" // use ( ) for negative number, left-align, and trim

// (3273.68)