If you happen to have CMS/TSO Pipelines, you can try this:
a = 123456.789 /* Perhaps */
a2 = format(a,,2)
'PIPE()',
'VAR A2 |',
'SPECS A: 1-* .',
'SET #0:=A',
'PRINT #0 PICTURE ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.99 1 |',
'STRIP LEADING |',
'VAR A2_WITH_COMMAS'
say a
say a2
say a2_with_commas
Mark Wheeler, 3M Company
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