{DECIMAL}

Command

The DECIMAL command determines the number of decimal places to display in the report.

Syntax

{ DECIMAL decPlaces | VARIABLE [ columnN [columnN] ] }

decPlaces Number of decimal places to display. Positive integer from 0 (the default) to 40. Specify either VARIABLE or decPlaces.

VARIABLE Allows the decimal to float; may switch to scientific notation (E+00 format) if necessary to display the significant digits of a number in the given column width. Specify either VARIABLE or decPlaces.

columnN Optional. List of columns, separated by spaces, to be affected by this command. If omitted, the command affects all data columns.

Default Value

Positive integer from 0 (the default) to 40.

Description

If you specify columns in the DECIMAL command before designating them with a member selection, the column numbers apply to all selected columns with a number that is a multiple of the specified column number.

The total number of specified column numbers should not exceed the value of columnN.

Example

{DECIMAL 2}

Displays the number 65.4365 as 65.44 in the final report.

See Also

BRACKETS
COMMAS
SUPBRACKETS
SUPCOMMAS

decPlaces	Number of decimal places to display. Positive integer from 0 (the default) to 40. Specify either VARIABLE or decPlaces.
VARIABLE	Allows the decimal to float; may switch to scientific notation (E+00 format) if necessary to display the significant digits of a number in the given column width. Specify either VARIABLE or decPlaces.
columnN	Optional. List of columns, separated by spaces, to be affected by this command. If omitted, the command affects all data columns.