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Expression Variables may be formatted using the basic syntax
format="<format_string>" (<expression>)
The format string determines the display of the resulting expression.
The standard edit string elements are listed below. There are three basic types of edit operands:
Each type has its own edit string elements. To repeat an edit string element, append to the string element character the number of instances of that character, with the number bracketed by parentheses. For example, to print an alphanumeric field of 5 characters use "X(5)" instead of "XXXXX". The various types are detailed in the following charts.