SET SEPARATOR

Purpose

Change the character used to mark thousands

Syntax

SET SEPARATOR TO [<expC>]

See Also

SET DECIMALS, SET POINT, SET PRECISION

Description

The SET SEPARATOR TO command changes the thousand mark character from a comma to the character specified by <expC> and is used in conjunction with a picture statement or clause. This command, along with SET POINT, is typically used to change the way a decimal is written from 123,456.98 to 123.456,98. In order for the SET SEPARATOR command to work properly when outputting with @...SAYS or ?, a picture must be used that conforms to the setting of SET POINT and SET SEPARATOR. If <expC> is more than one character long, the SET SEPARATOR command will only use the first character in the string. When used without a character expression, the SET SEPARATOR command changes the thousand mark character back to the default of a comma (,).

Example

set point to ","
set separator to "."
@1,1 say ord_value picture "999.999.999.99"
1.234.567,89

Products

Recital Server, Recital