DOLLARXw.d

DOLLARXw.d

Writes numeric values with dollar signs, periods, and commas

Category: Numeric

Alignment: right

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Comparisons
Examples
See Also

Syntax

DOLLARXw.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.

Default:	6
Range:	2-32

Details

The DOLLARXw.d format writes numeric values with a leading dollar sign, with a period that separates every three digits, and with a comma 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 DOLLARXw.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 DOLLARXw.d format is similar to the DOLLARw.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 DOLLARXw.d format is the same as the COMMAXw.d format except that the COMMAw.d format does not write a leading dollar sign.

Examples

put @3 netpay dollarx10.2;

Values Results

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

1254.71

$1.254,71

See Also

Values	Results
	----+----1----+
1254.71	$1.254,71

Formats:

COMMAXw.d

DOLLARw.d

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