Variable formatting options in Uluro

String

[CASE MODIFIER]%[JUSTIFICATION][PADDING][.MAXIMUM WIDTH][s,w,W]

'%%' = literal '%'

[CASE MODIFIER]

'#M' = mixed case

'#U' = upper case

'#L' = lower case

(NOTE: mappings with a case modifier must not have a label)

[JUSTIFICATION]

' ' (blank) = right-justify

'-' = left-justify

[PADDING]

The maximum number of spaces to pad the variable with.

[MAXIMUM WIDTH]

The maximum width of a variable. Variables longer than the maximum width will be truncated.

[s,w,W]

's' = regular string

'w' = spelled out numeric value

'W' = spelled out currency value

(NOTE: 'W' and 'w' formats are only available in the Format and Assign Field commands)

Examples:

%s, foo     = "foo"
%6s, foo    = "   foo"
%-6s, foo   = "foo   "
%2s, foo    = "foo"
%.2s, foo   = "fo"
%6.2s, foo  = "    fo"
%-6.2s, foo = "fo    "
%w, 12.44   = twelve decimal forty four
%w, -12.44  = negative twelve decimal forty four
%W, 12.44   = twelve dollars and forty four cents
%W, -12.44  = minus twelve dollars and forty four cents
#L%s, fOO bAr = "foo bar"
#M%s, fOO bAr = "Foo Bar"
#U%s, fOO bAr = "FOO BAR"

Integer

%[JUSTIFICATION][PADDING][.ZERO PADDING][d,u,x]

'%%' = literal '%'

[JUSTIFICATION]

' ' (blank) = right-justify

'-' = left-justify

[PADDING]

The maximum number of spaces to pad the variable with.

[ZERO PADDING]

The maximum number of zeros to pad the left side of the variable with.

[d,u,x]

'd' = regular signed integer

'u' = unsigned integer (32 bit 2's complement)

'x' = hexadecimal

Examples:

%d, 1234    = 1234
%6d, 123    = "   123"
%-6d, 123   = "123   "
%2d, 123    = 123
%.6d, 123   = 000123
%6.4d, 123  = "  0123"
%-6.4d, 123 = "0123  "
%x, 123     = 7F
%d, -123    = -123
%x, -123    = FFFFFF85
%u, -123    = 4294967173

Floating Point / Real / Currency

%[JUSTIFICATION][PADDING][.PRECISION][e,f,g,m,n]

'%%' = literal '%'

[JUSTIFICATION]

' ' (blank) = right-justify

'-' = left-justify

[PADDING]

The maximum number of spaces to pad the variable with.

[PRECISION]

The maximum number of decimal places to show.

[e,f,m,n]

'e' = scientific notation; defaults to 15 decimal places

'f' = regular floating point number; defaults to 2 decimal places

'm' = dollar format with dollar sign, thousand's separators and parenthesis for negative numbers; defaults to 2 decimal places.

'n' = number format with thousand's separators; defaults to 2 decimal places

Examples:

%f, 1234.5678   = 1234.57
%f, -1234.5678  = -1234.57
%.5f, 1234.5678 = 1234.56780
%.1f, 1234.5678 = 1234.6
%e, 1234.5678   = 1.23456780000000E+003
%e, -1234.5678  = -1.23456780000000E+003
%m, 1234.5678   = $1,234.57
%m, -1234.5678  = ($1,234.57)
%n, 1234.5678   = 1,234.57
%n, -1234.5678  = -1,234.57

Date

'd' = displays the day number without a leading zero (1 - 31)

'dd' = displays the day number with a leading zero (01 - 31)

'ddd' = displays the three letter day abbreviation (Sun - Sat)

'dddd' = displays the full day name (Sunday - Saturday)

'ddddd'  = displays the 'Short Date' (m/d/yyyy)

'dddddd' = displays the 'Long Date' (dddd, mmmm dd, yyyy)

'm' = displays the month number without a leading zero (1 - 12)

'mm' = displays the month number with a leading zero (01 - 12)

'mmm' = displays the three letter month abbreviation (Jan - Dec)

'mmmm' = displays the full month name (January - December)

'yy' = displays the 2 digit year

'yyyy' = displays the full, 4 digit year

"QUOTED TEXT" = displays the quoted text as-is

Examples:

d, 2/7/11      = 7
dd, 2/7/11     = 07
ddd, 2/7/11    = Mon
dddd, 2/7/11   = Monday
ddddd, 2/7/11  = 2/7/2011
dddddd, 2/7/11 = Monday, February 02, 2011
m, 2/7/11      = 2
mm, 2/7/11     = 02
mmm, 2/7/11    = Feb
mmmm, 2/7/11   = February
yy, 2/7/11     = 11
yyyy, 2/7/11   = 2011
"MONTH:" mm, "DAY:" dddd = MONTH: 02, DAY: Monday

Time

'ampm' = inserts an 'AM/PM' symbol and converts the nearest preceding hour into 12 hour format

'h' = displays the hour without a leading zero (1 -12)

'hh' = displays the hour with a leading zero (01 -12)

'n' = displays the minutes without a leading zero (0 -59)

'nn' = displays the minutes with a leading zero (00 - 59)

's'  = displays the seconds without a leading zero (0 - 59)

'ss' = displays the seconds with a leading zero (00 -59)

't' = displays the 'Short Time' (h:nn ampm)

'tt' = displays the 'Long Time' (h:nn:ss ampm)

"QUOTED TEXT" = displays the quoted text as-is

Examples:

h ampm, 2:03 = 2 AM
       14:03 = 2 PM
h, 2:03:09   = 2
hh, 2:03:09  = 02
n, 2:03:09   = 3
nn, 2:03:09  = 03
s, 2:03:09   = 9
ss, 2:03:09  = 09
t, 2:03:09   = 2:03 AM
  14:03:09   = 2:03 PM
tt, 2:03:09  = 2:03:09 AM
   14:03:09  = 2:03:09 PM 
"HOUR:" hh, "MINUTE:" nn = HOUR: 02, MINUTE: 03