Print formating with other than US currency

[Joe Heinemann]

Is there a way to get similar results with print using "$$##.##"
when the currency is for example UK pounds? Subsituting the "££##.##" does not work.

[Mel Bishop]

Try using the REPLACE statement (function).


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[This message has been edited by Mel Bishop (edited February 08, 2003).]

[Joe Heinemann]

Originally posted by Mel Bishop:
Try using the REPLACE statement (function).

Thanks Mel for replying, but I don't think REPLACE can work as the variable that is used in say ' PRINT USING "$###.##"; amount ' is a numeric variable and doesn't even contain a "$" in it. RELPLACE only works with string variables. I like PRINT USING fuction for financial tables as it always put the $ right before the most significant digit no matter how far it is from the decimal point and still keeps all number in a column lined up. Seems like anyone abroad using BASIC should have this problem and I'm wondering how they get around it.

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[JOSE ROCA]

In PB for DOS you can use the internal variable pbvUsingChrs to change the behavior of PRINT USING, e.g. pbvUsingChrs = "*£,.". You must continue using "$$###.##", but PB will print a £ instead of a $.




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[Davide Vecchi]

RELPLACE only works with string variables.

You can write your formatted output into a string variable (with USING$ function) and use REPLACE on that variable.

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Davide Vecchi
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