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Q89265: Combining Picture Clauses and Functions

Article: Q89265
Product(s): Microsoft Fox Miscellaneous Products
Version(s): MS-DOS:2.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 23-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft FoxBASE+ for MS-DOS, version 2.1 
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SUMMARY
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The following example demonstrates how to combine a conversion to upper case
letters with scrolling:

     @3,3 GET x PICTURE "@!S20"

The following example left justifies a numeric value:

     @3,3 GET x PICTURE "@B$$$,$$$.99"

The following example demonstrates using a conditional picture clause:

     STORE '@!S20' TO y
     @3,3 GET x PICTURE y

Additional query words:

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbFoxBASE210DOS kbFoxBASESearch
Version           : MS-DOS:2.1

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