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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