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Predefined Display Formats

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Character
Numeric
Date
Logical

Description

Alpha Anywhere uses display formats to present data in form fields.

Character

Code: Description/Example
"": None
"C": Uppercase
"L": Lowercase
"F": First letter uppercase and remainder of the string unchanged.
"W": First letter of each word uppercase and remainder of word unchanged.
"Y": First letter uppercase and remainder of the string lower case.
"Z": First letter of each word uppercase and remainder of word lowercase.

Numeric

Code: Description/Example
"": None
"B": 1234567.78 (blank if zero)
"$(": $123,456.78, ($123,456.78) for negative numbers
"@(": Same as "$(" except that the $ sign is left justified and is outside the parentheses for negative numbers. $ 123,456.78. (Version 8 and above).
",": 123,456.78
",(": 123,456.78, (123,457.78) for negative numbers. (Version 8 and above).
"(": Negative numbers in parentheses. No thousands separator.
"%": 123,456.78%
"XF": Fifty six and 78/100
"XF$": Fifty six and 78/100 Dollars
"$(B": $123,456.78 (blank if zero) (negative numbers in parentheses)
",B": 123,456.78 (blank if zero)
"%B": 123,456.78% (blank if zero)
"XBF": Fifty six and 78/100 (blank if zero)
"X$(BF": Fifty six and 78/100 Dollars (blank if zero) (negative numbers in parentheses)
"$(*": ***$123,456.78 (right justified and padded with asterisks) (negative numbers in parentheses)
",*": ***123,456.78 (right justified and padded with asterisks)
"X*F": ***Fifty six and 78/100 (right justified and padded with asterisks)
"X$*F": ***Fifty six and 78/100 Dollars (right justified and padded with asterisks)
"$(B*": ***$123,456.78 (blank if zero, right justified and padded with asterisks) (negative numbers in parentheses)
",B*": ***123,456.78 (blank if zero, right justified and padded with asterisks)
"XB*F": ***Fifty six and 78/100 (blank if zero, right justified and padded with asterisks)
"X$(B*F": ***Fifty six and 78/100 Dollars (blank if zero, right justified and padded with asterisks)
"XC": FIFTY SIX AND 78/100
"X$(C": FIFTY SIX AND 78/100 DOLLARS
"XBC": FIFTY SIX AND 78/100 (blank if zero)
"X$(BC": FIFTY SIX AND 78/100 DOLLARS (blank if zero)
"X*C": ***FIFTY SIX AND 78/100 (right justified and padded with asterisks)
"X$(*C": ***FIFTY SIX AND 78/100 DOLLARS ( right justified and padded with asterisks)
"XB*C": ***FIFTY SIX AND 78/100 (blank if zero, right justified and padded with asterisks)
"X$(B*C": ***FIFTY SIX AND 78/100 DOLLARS (blank if zero, right justified and padded with asterisks)
"XL": fifty six and 78/100
"X$(L": fifty six and 78/100 dollars
"XBL": fifty six and 78/100 (blank if zero)
"X$(BL": fifty six and 78/100 dollars (blank if zero)
"X*L": ***fifty six and 78/100
"X$(*L": ***fifty six and 78/100 dollars
"X*BL": ***fifty six and 78/100 (blank if zero)
"X$(B*L": ***fifty six and 78/100 dollars (blank if zero)
"XW": Fifty Six And 78/100
"X$(W": Fifty Six And 78/100 Dollars
"XBW": Fifty Six And 78/100 (blank if zero)
"X$(BW": Fifty Six And 78/100 Dollars (blank if zero)
"X*W": ***Fifty Six And 78/100 (right justified and padded with asterisks
"X$(*W": ***Fifty Six And 78/100 Dollars (right justified and padded with asterisks
"XB*W": ***Fifty Six And 78/100 (blank if zero, right justified and padded with asterisks)
"X$(B*W": ***Fifty Six And 78/100 Dollars (blank if zero, right justified and padded with asterisks)

Date

Code: Description/Example
"": None
"1-": 12-31-2016
"2-": 31-12-2016
"1/": 12/31/2016
"2/": 31/12/2016
"3": 31 December 2016
"4": December 31, 2016
"8": December 31st, 2016
"5-": 12-16
"6-": 12-31-16
"7-": 31-12-16
"5/": 12/16
"6/": 12/31/16
"7/": 31/12/16
"9-": 31-Dec-16
"10": 31 Dec 2016
"11-": 16-12-31
"12-": 2016/12/31
"11/": 16/12/31
"12/": 2016/12/31
"11.": 16.12.31
"12.": 2016.12.31
"3C": 31 DECEMBER 2016"
"4C": DECEMBER 31, 2016
"8C": DECEMBER 31ST, 2016
'9C": 31-DEC-16
"10C": 31 DEC 2016

Logical

Code: Description/Example
"": None
"1": True/False
"2": Yes/No