Use this dialog to define the output format to be used in a Formattable Report for all variable commands of type “Number” that follow this command. It is also used for number fields like Scale.
Post Text
Type the text to appear after the number in the report file. Leave it blank if you just require the number by itself.
Precision
Enter how may decimal places you wish to report for numbers.
Format Flags
Prefix with ’+’ if Positive - When the value reported is a positive number, the number will be prefixed with the + sign. If this box is not checked, no sign will be shown for positive numbers. If the number is negative, the report will always show a - sign.
Use Scientific Notation - Format numbers into scientific form. This will transform decimal numbers into the form Me+N or Me-N where “M” is the significand (mantissa) and “N” is the exponent. Example: 3e+08 for 300000000.
Show Trailing Zeros - When checked, this will pad out the field after the decimal dot with zeros to the number specified in the Precision field.
Fill Field with Leading Zeros - When checked, this will fill any empty space in the column with zeros added before the first digit. Does nothing if the field you are reporting has no column width
Show Decimal Point - When checked, this will add a decimal point to the number reported.
Decimal Point Character - Enter the single character that you wish to use for the decimal point. For example, in some countries a comma would be used.