Handling Spaces That Occur in the Input String

The following table describes characters that you can use to handle spaces that occur in the input string.

Character Description

@

Siebel VB displays a character or a space according to the following logic:

  • If a character resides in the string in the position where the @ occurs in the format string, then it displays this character in this position

  • If no character resides in the string in the position where the @ occurs in the format string, then it displays a space in this position

&

Siebel VB displays a character or nothing according to the following logic:

  • If a character resides in the string in the position where the & occurs in the format string, then it displays this character in this position

  • If no character resides in the string in the position where the & occurs in the format string, then it displays nothing