DOLLARw.d

DOLLARw.d

Writes numeric values with dollar signs, commas, and decimal points

Category: Numeric

Alignment: right

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons
Examples
See Also

Syntax

DOLLARw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default:	6
Range:	2-32

d

optionally 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, with 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 may be different in other countries, but DOLLARw.d always produces one of these codes. If you need another monetary character, define your own format with the FORMAT procedure. See "The FORMAT Procedure" in SAS Procedures Guide for more details.

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.

Examples

put @3 netpay dollar10.2;

Values Results

----+----1----+

1254.71

$1,254.71

See Also

Values	Results
	----+----1----+
1254.71	$1,254.71

Formats:

COMMAw.d

DOLLARXw.d

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