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Chapter 5 : Using Processes

5.8.4. Variable Format

General introduction The Variable Format command allows you to reformat the data inside a

variable.

Multiple options are available depending on the type of data – Character

or Numeric.

Variable Format To reformat a variable, proceed as follows:

1 Add the process Variable Format to your label program

2 In the Value box, select the input variable you want to reformat.

3 Select whether the input variable contents are character based or

numeric based.

4 Select the appropriate reformatting options for your variable.

5 Click beside the Result Variable box.

6 Select or create the variable that will contain the reformatted

contents and click OK

7 Click OK

Examples In this example, the contents of variable [B4] are reformatted as

follows. The contents are converted to all upper case letters, leading

spaces are removed, the contents are right filled with zeros to give a

total fixed variable length of 15 characters. The resulting reformatted

contents are saved in variable [B5].

In this next example, the contents of variable [B4] are reformatted as

follows. The contents are left filled with zeros to give a total fixed

integer length of 9 digits. Two decimals points are given to the

contents. If the input contents have more than 2 decimal positions, the

decimal points are rounded up or down to the nearest two decimals.

The resulting reformatted contents are saved in variable [B5].

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