% (Image)

General Form:

% [character_string] [format_specification]

Where:

character_string = a string of alphanumeric characters

The Image `%' statement provides a method for formatting the output of a PRINTUSING statement. The percent sign `%', which appears as the first character on the line, identifies the Image statement. If multi-language support is required then the $IMAGE statement should be used.

The format specification contains one or more `#' characters to determine the location of a formatted variable. The following symbols may be included in the format specification: dollar sign `$', plus signs `+, ++', minus signs `-,--', and up arrows `^'. The integer portion of a numeric format may include commas `,' before the decimal point `.'. An Image statement may also include other printable characters before and after the format specifications. If a colon is used within an image statement, it will be interpreted as part of the image and not a statement separator.

The `$' sign can be replaced with other currency symbols by setting byte 4 of $OPTIONS for a single character symbol or by setting the environment variable CURCHAR if the symbol requires several bytes. Similarly the symbol used for the decimal point can be changed from a period to another character by setting byte 6 of $OPTIONS or by setting the environment variable DOTCHAR. The comma character that separates groups of digits can be respecified in byte 5 of $OPTIONS or with the environment variable SEPCHAR. Changing the currency, decimal or separator characters only effects the output of the PRINTUSING statement. The characters used for these functions in the image must still be `$', period and comma.

Syntax examples:

% ####.## ####.## ##.## #
% Type ### Grand Total $######.##
% ###-- ###,###,##++