Date:         Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:32:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill McKirgan <bill-mckirgan@UIOWA.EDU>
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From:         Bill McKirgan <bill-mckirgan@UIOWA.EDU>
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Subject:      Re: Format or National Language Support
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Ooops...my previous example had the commas, but this one does not:

/* Picture format example modified from...

 From:  Shilling, Brian [PRI] - view profile
Date:  Thurs, May 17 2001 1:58 pm
Email:   BShil...@PRIUS.JNJ.COM (Shilling, Brian [PRI])
Groups:   comp.soft-sys.sas
Subject: matched crossing

*/

proc format;
picture numbers
low - 0 = '000009.99' (prefix='-')
0 - high = '000009.99' (prefix='+') ;
run;

data _null_;
do i = 2324.80, -140.40;
put i numbers.;
end;
run;





Bill McKirgan wrote:
> Here's a picture format example that might be helpful...
>
>
> /* Picture format example modified from...
>
>  From:  Shilling, Brian [PRI] - view profile
> Date:  Thurs, May 17 2001 1:58 pm
> Email:   BShil...@PRIUS.JNJ.COM (Shilling, Brian [PRI])
> Groups:   comp.soft-sys.sas
> Subject: matched crossing
>
> */
>
> proc format;
> picture numbers
> low - 0 = '000,009.99' (prefix='-')
> 0 - high = '000,009.99' (prefix='+') ;
> run;
>
> data _null_;
> do i = 2324.80, -140.40;
> put i numbers.;
> end;
> run;
> pieterkirsten@gmail.com wrote:
> > I want to print numbers as follows:
> > +2324.80
> > -140.40
> >
> > Thus I want a positive and negative sign and make use of a '.' and not
> > ','
> > Any suggestions of a format or with National Language Support