Hi,
Format() is supposed to support a few more formatting characters than we
do ATM. Thanks go out to Brian Provinciano for pointing these out:
In the following strings, 'n' is a decimal number; all other characters
enclosed in double quotes are literal:
Format("%nd", x) = (pad length(x_str)) ++ x_str
where
x_str = show(x)
pad x = if (x <= 0) then ""
else (' ' : (pad (x-1)))
Format("%-nd", x) = x_str ++ (pad length(x_str))
where
x_str = show(x)
pad x = if (x <= 0) then ""
else (' ' : (pad (x-1)))
Format("%0nd", x) = (zpad length(x_str)) ++ x_str
where
x_str = show(x)
zpad x = if (x <= 0) then ""
else ('0' : (zpad (x-1)))
Format("%*d", x, y) is not supported.
Format("%X", x, y) returns a 32 bit value whose lower 16 bits originate
from x (y is ignored). The source for the upper 16 bits remains a mystery
at this point...
llap,
Christoph
