HP Neoview Release 2.5 Software - Manual (Page 32)

formatstring
Defines the pattern for this field. For a load operation, formatstring tells Transporter how
to interpret source file values. For an extract operation, formatstring tells Transporter
how to write target file values.
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Character data types
Specify “default”. It is the only format supported.
• Integral data types
— decimal — values are interpreted as decimal values with an optional leading sign
character
— octal — values are interpreted as octal values with an optional leading sign character.
For numeric and decimal data types, a period can be used to separate the integral
portion of the value from the fractional portion. For example, the value 10.5 can be
represented in octal as “12.4”.
— hex — values are interpreted as hexadecimal values with an optional leading sign
character.
For numeric and decimal data types, a period can be used to separate the integral
portion of the value from the fractional portion. For example, the value -10.5 can be
represented in hexadecimal as “-A.8”.
The default is decimal.
• Floating Point data types
— general — equivalent to printf "%f" format (fixedpoint)
— exponential — equivalent to printf "%e" format
The default is general.
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