Nesting Functions

[Chris Sharman]

>I can get it to work if I do it this way:
>
>INFO = "Amount:" + ASCII(X,10)[1:8] + "." + ASCII(X,10)[9:2] 
>
>But then the INFO statement displays:
>
>Amount:00000123.45

info ="Amount:"+formatn(x*0.01,"???????0.??")

Displays "Amount:     123.45", or "Amount:     123   " for 12300.

You can do lots of clever stuff with this function:
left justification, decimal suppression, different formats for +, -, and 0.
The description (in VMS 7.10F new features) runs to 8 sides, and needs careful
reading & extensive playing.

Chris
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Chris Sharman			Chris.Sharman@CCAgroup.co.uk
CCA Stationery Ltd, Eastway, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9WS.
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