Contents of Display formats

Display formats

User specified display formats occupy one word. The contents of a format integer depend on its corresponding data type.

The integer and real format integer is

format = (R*10000 + D*100 + N

where

$\begin{List} \item[R] is the items per line, \item[D] is the decimal places, and \item[N] is the field width. \end{List}$

The text format integer is

format = N

where

$\begin{List} \item[N] is the field width. \end{List}$

The date format integer is

format =	(L12⁵ + DP12⁴ + MP12³ + ML12² +
	YP12 + YL)128 + CH

where

$\begin{List} \item[L] is the total length of the displayed date, \item[DP] is ... ...ngth of the year field, and \item[CH] is an ascii filler character. \end{List}$

ML can be 2 or 3. If ML = 3 then the month is printed as a three character abbreviation, otherwise it is a two digit number. YL can be 2 or 4. CH is a filler which is put wherever there is nothing else.

The time format integer is

format = (L*12⁵ + SP*12⁴ + MP*12³ + HP*12)*128 + CH

where

$\begin{List} \item[L] is the total length of the displayed time, \item[SP] is ... ...position of the hour field, \item[CH] is an ascii filler character. \end{List}$

SP can be zero, indicating that the seconds are not to be displayed. CH is a filler which is put wherever there is nothing else.