Variables Formatting - RADWAG 4Y Serie Manual Del Usuario

43.2. Variables Formatting

You can format numeric variables, text variables and dates which are to be printed or displayed in the
grey workspace.
Formatting types:
•
variables with left justification,
•
variables with right justification,
•
determining quantity of characters for printing / displaying,
•
determining quantity of decimal places for numerical variables,
•
converting the format of date and hour,
•
converting numerical variables into EAN13 code
•
converting numerical variables and date into EAN128 code
Special formatting characters:
Character Description
, Sign separating variable from
format item
- Either
justification.
: Either sign proceeding format
item or time separator (i.e. hours,
minutes and seconds).
. The first dot is recognized as
separator of integer digit from
decimal fraction digit. All but first
dots are ignored.
F Either sign formatting digits to a
string
(where: d - single digit, minus - for
negative
determination of decimal places
quantity.
V Formatting mass and quantities
being derivatives of mass in
EAN13 code.
T Formatting mass and quantities
being derivatives of mass in
EAN128 code.
/ Date separator separating days,
months and years.
\ Sign
formatting
following
recognized as text
minus sign or
of "-ddd.ddd..." format
value only)
"escape" deleting
function from
sign, so that
Example
{7,10} - Net weight value of fixed length (10
characters), given in an adjustment unit, right
justification.
left {7,-10} - Net weight value of fixed length (10
characters), given in an adjustment unit, left
justification.
{7:0.000} - Net weight value given in an
adjustment unit, always with three decimal places;
{3:hh:mm:ss} – Current time in format: hour :
minute : second.
{55:0.00} - Product's unit price always with two
decimal places;
{17:0.0000} – Measurements average, always
with four decimal places;
{7:F2} - Net weight value given in an adjustment
unit, always with two decimal places.
{7,9:F2} - Net weight value of fixed length (9
or characters), given in an adjustment unit, always
with two decimal places, right justification.
{7:V6.3} - Net mass in a form of EAN13 code (6-
character code) with three decimal places.
{7:T6.3} - Net mass in a form of EAN128 code
with three decimal places.
{2:yy/MM/dd}
year - month - day, where yy stand for two less
meaningful characters of a year;
a {2:yy\/MM\/dd} – Current date in format: year /
the month / day. {2:yy\:MM\:dd} - Current date in
it is format: year : month : day. Should „\" be used as
a literal, insert \\.
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- Current date in format: