HP c-tree-SQL ISQL and Tools manual Date-Time Format Strings for the Column Statement

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(a) Format String Details

Table 3-3: Numeric Format Strings for the COLUMN Statement

Character	Example	Description

9	99999	Number of 9's specifies width. If the column value is
		too large to display in the specified format, ISQL
		displays # characters in place of the value.

0	09999	Display leading zeroes.

$	$9999	Prefix the display with '$'.

B	B9999	Display blanks if the value is zero.

,	99,999	Display a comma at position specified by the
		comma.

.	99,999.99	Display a decimal point at the specified position.

MI	99999MI	Display '-' after a negative value.

PR	99999PR	Display negative values between '<' and '>'.

Table 3-4: Date-Time Format Strings for the COLUMN Statement

Character	Description

CC	The century as a 2-digit number.

YYYY	The year as a 4-digit number.

YYY	The last 3 digits of the year.

YY	The last 2 digits of the year.

Y	The last digit of the year.

Y,YYY	The year as a 4-digit number with a comma after the first digit.

Q	The quarter of the year as 1-digit number (with values 1, 2, 3, or 4).

MM	The month value as 2-digit number (in the range 01-12).

MONTH	The name of the month as a string of 9 characters ('JANUARY' to
	'DECEMBER ').

MON	The first 3 characters of the name of the month (in the range 'JAN' to
	'DEC').

WW	The week of year as a 2-digit number (in the range 01-52).

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