Syntax

{ DECIMAL decPlaces | VARIABLE [ columnN [columnN] ] }

Parameters

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.

Default Value

Positive integer from 0 (the default) to 40.

Example

{DECIMAL 2}

Displays the number 65.4365 as 65.44 in the final report.