COMMAXw.d Informat
Removes embedded periods, blanks, dollar signs,
percent signs, dashes, and closing parenthesis from the input data.
An open parenthesis at the beginning of a field is converted to a
minus sign. The COMMAX informat reverses the roles of the decimal
point and the comma.
| Category: |
Numeric |
| Alias: |
DOLLARXw.d |
Syntax
Syntax Description
- w
-
specifies the width
of the input field.
- d
-
specifies the power
of 10 by which to divide the value. If the data contain a comma, which
represents a decimal point, the d value is ignored. This argument is optional.
Details
The COMMAX
w.
d informat
reads numeric values and removes embedded periods, blanks, dollar
signs, percent signs, hyphens, and close parentheses from the input
data. The COMMAX
w.
d informat converts an open parenthesis at the
beginning of a field to a minus sign.
Comparisons
The COMMAX
w.
d informat
operates like the COMMA
w.
d informat, but it reverses the roles of the
decimal point and the comma. This convention is common in European
countries.