Determines the number of decimal places to display in the report.
Syntax
{ DECIMAL decPlaces | VARIABLE [ columnN [columnN] ] }
Parameter | Description |
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decPlaces | Number of decimal places to display. Positive integer from 0 (the default) to 40. Specify either VARIABLE or decPlaces. |
VARIABLE | Allows the decimal to float; may switch to scientific notation (E+00 format) if necessary to display the significant digits of a number in the given column width. |
columnN | Optional. Space-separated list of columns to be affected. If omitted, all columns are affected. |
Notes
If you specify columns in the DECIMAL command before designating them with a member selection, the column numbers apply to all selected columns with a number that is a multiple of the specified column number.
The total number of specified column numbers should not exceed the value of columnN.
Positive integer from 0 (the default) to 40.
Example
{DECIMAL 2}
Displays the number 65.4365 as 65.44 in the final report.
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