Examples of character string, numeric, and date formats appear in the following table.
| FORMAT | Data | Display Form |
|---|---|---|
| X(6) | 'HELLO' | 'HELLO ' |
| XXXXXX | 'HELLO' | 'HELLO ' |
| X | 'HELLO' | 'H' |
| $$9.99 | .079 | ' $0.08' |
| $$9.99 | 1095 | ****** |
| ZZ,ZZ9.99 | 1095 | ' 1,095.00' |
| 9.99E99 | 1095 | '1.09E03' |
| 999V99 | 123.456 | '12346' |
| $(5).9(2) | 1 | '$1.00' |
| G--(8)D9(2) | -12345678.90 | '-12 345 678,90' where the SDF defines the group separator as ' ' (blank) and the radix separator as ','. |
| Z(I)D9(F) | 000000.42 | ',42' where the SDF defines the radix separator as ','. |
| YY.DDD | 85.224 | '85.224' |
| MMMBDD,BYY | Sep 12, 85 | 'Sep 12, 85' |
| YYYY-MM-DD | 1996-02-14 | '1996-02-14' |
| YYYYBMMMBDD | 1985 Sep 12 | '1985 Sep 12' |
| KatakanaEBCDIC with default format Note that KatakanaEBCDIC uppercases single-byte data. |
mN<ABC>b | MN<ABC>B
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