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Formats and Formatted Input

Formatted Input. Similar to column input in that fixed column locations are assumed for variable valuesAllows for standard or non-standard numeric or character valuesNon-standard numeric: dates, numbers with commas and/or dollar signs12JAN2000$1,245.2311/21/02. For formatted input, the form of

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Formats and Formatted Input

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    1. Formats and Formatted Input STT 305

    2. Formatted Input Similar to column input in that fixed column locations are assumed for variable values Allows for standard or non-standard numeric or character values Non-standard numeric: dates, numbers with commas and/or dollar signs 12JAN2000 $1,245.23 11/21/02

    3. For formatted input, the form of the input statement is: input pointer-control variable informat … ; Pointer control is of the form @n — moves pointer to column n +n — moves the pointer n positions An informat specifies The width of the field to be read How (what type of data) to read the field Formatted Input

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