DOLLARw.d Format

Writes numeric values with a leading dollar sign, a comma that separates every three digits, and a period that separates the decimal fraction.

Category:	Numeric
Alignment:	Right

Syntax

Syntax

DOLLARw.[d]

Arguments

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default	6
Range	2–32

d

specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the numeric value.

Range	0–31
Requirement	must be less than w

Details

The DOLLARw.d format writes numeric values with a leading dollar sign, a comma that separates every three digits, and a period that separates the decimal fraction.

The hexadecimal representation of the code for the dollar sign character ($) is 5B on EBCDIC systems and 24 on ASCII systems. The monetary character that these codes represent might be different in other countries, but DOLLARw.d always produces one of these codes.

Comparisons

The DOLLARw.d format is similar to the DOLLARXw.d format, but the DOLLARXw.d format reverses the roles of the decimal point and the comma. This convention is common in European countries.
The DOLLARw.d format is the same as the COMMAw.d format except that the COMMAw.d format does not write a leading dollar sign.

Example

Statements	Results
	----+----1----+
select put(1254.71,dollar10.2);	...$1,254.71

DOLLARw.d Format

Syntax

Arguments

w

d

Details

Comparisons

Example

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