Formatted data width

As with the data item description the required width of the formatted value (required number of characters) can be entered in broken brackets. If you don't enter the width, the item will have the minimum required number of characters.

If the formats prescription contains the text <X:12>, the resulting formatted text on the pertinent position will contain the coordinate X with the width 12 characters. The data will be completed from left to right with spaces.

Completing with zeros

If you want this data to be completed with zeros instead of spaces, type the width of the digit 0 as the first character (e.g. <X:012>

Exact width - cut

If the width of the entered data overreaches the number of characters set in the format prescription, the format width will automatically be enlarged and the entire data will be displayed. If, for some reason, you want to strictly keep the defined width, enter the width of the character as the first character #, e.g. <X:#8:4>. In such case, the formatted data will be cut from left or right (according to alignment) to the required width.

Sign

If you want to always have the sign listed next to the number, even for positive values, enter + as the first character of the width, e.g. <X:+12:4>. In this case, the formatted data will always contain positive or negative sign.

Alignment

According to the data type, the program automatically chooses between alignment from left or right. If you want to explicitly determine the alignment type, enter as the first character of the width the letter L for alignment from left or the letter R for alignment from right, e.g. <X:L12:4>.