$w. Format
Writes standard character data.
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$Fw.
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Syntax
Syntax Description
- w
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specifies the width
of the output field. You can specify a number or a column range.
Default:1, if the length of the variable is undefined. Otherwise,
the default is the length of the variable.
Range:1–32767
Comparisons
The $
w. format and the $CHAR
w. format are identical, and they do not trim leading blanks. To trim
leading blanks, use the LEFT function to left align character data,
or use list output with the colon (:) format modifier and the format
of your choice.
Example
put @10 name $5.;
put name $ 10-15;
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a blank space.
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