
Formatting types:
• Variables with left justification,
• Variables with right justification,
• Determining number of characters for printing / displaying,
• Determining number of decimal places for numerical variables,
• Converting the format of date and hour,
• Converting numerical variables into a code type EAN13,
• Converting numerical variables and date into a code type EAN128.
Special formatting signs:
Sign Description Example
Sign separating variables for
formatting
{7,10} – Net mass in adjustment
unit with constant length of 10
characters, with right justification
Minus sign or left justification
adjustment unit with constant
length of 10 characters, with left
Sign proceeding formatting or
time separator (i.e. hours,
minutes and seconds)
adjustment unit always with three
decimal places; {3:hh:mm:ss} –
Current time in format: hour :
First detected dot in a digit is
recognized as separator of
integer and decimal parts.
Each following dot is ignored.
{55:0.00} – Product’s unit price
always with two decimal places;
{17:0.0000} – Average from
measurements, always with four
Sign formatting digits to a
chain of sign in format “-
ddd.ddd…” (where: d stands
for a single digit, minus is for
digits with negative value
only) or determining number
of decimal places
{7:F2} – Net mass in adjustment
unit always with two decimal
places;
{7,9:F2} – Net mass in
adjustment unit always with two
decimal places and fixed length of
9 characters with right
quantities derivatives of mass
{7:V6.3} – Net mass in a form of
EAN13 code (6-character code)
with three decimal places
quantities derivatives of mass
{7:T6.3} – Net mass in a form of
EAN128 code with three decimal
Date separator between days,
months and years
{2:yy/MM/dd} – Current date
in format:
year - month - day, where yy
stand for two less meaningful
formatting function from the
following sign, so that it is
date in format: year / month /
day; {2:yy\:MM\:dd} – Current
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