Field help (AOEFMT)
This column is only entered if the format is fixed length. For numeric amounts, the format entered is defined in the nnn or nnn.mmm format, remembering that these numbers can be:
- Prefixed by < or >. Left or right framing being completed with zeros, the right alignment must be used by default.
- Prefixed or suffixed by the + character. This sign is mandatory before or after the number.
- Prefixed by the * character. The decimal separator must not appear. The grid below displays examples of the formatting for a given amount. In the examples below, spaces are replaced by #.
Format | Amount | Result of the formatting |
7.2 | 123.456 | ####123.45 |
7.2 | -123.456 | ### -123.45 |
>7.2 | 123.456 | 0000123.45 |
>7.2 | -123.456 | -000123.45 |
<7.2 | 123.456 | 123.45#### |
<7.2 | -123.456 | - 123.45### |
6.2+ | 123.456 | ###123.45+ |
>6 .2+ | 123.456 | 000123.45+ |
<6.2+ | -123.456 | 123.45-### |
For an alphanumeric format, the only formatting directives that are possible are < or > (left or right alignment, remembering that the character strings are completed with spaces).