Left Justify Numeric Data

[Chris Sharman]

>INVOICE AMOUNT:         25.32
>
>Instead I'd like it to be:
>
>INVOICE AMOUNT: 25.32
>
>I've tried adding the "character" option to the field statement, but that 
>messes up the picture.
>
>Any suggestions without a lot procedural code?

field invoice-amount ... noformat

procedure output invoice-amount
 begin
 let fieldtext = formatn(...)
 end

... if you're on a platform which has formatnumber (maybe only VMS ?).
Whether this is "a lot" of procedural code depends on how many fields, I
suppose.

Chris
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CCA Stationery Ltd, Eastway, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9WS.
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