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The FTOA function converts a number up to 16 digits from numeric format to alphanumeric format. It retains the decimal positions of the number and right-justifies it with leading spaces. You can add edit options to a number converted by FTOA.
When using FTOA to convert a number containing decimals to a character string, you must specify an alphanumeric format large enough to accommodate both the integer and decimal portions of the number. For example, a D12.2 format will be converted to A14. If the output format is not large enough, decimals are truncated.
FTOA(number, '(format)', output_format)
where:
Numeric F or D (single and double precision floating-point)
Is the number to be converted.
Alphanumeric
Is the format of the number to be converted.
Parentheses are required around the format.
Alphanumeric
FTOA converts GROSS from floating point double-precision to alphanumeric format.
FTOA(GROSS, '(D12.2)', 'A15')
For $1,815.00, the result is 1,815.00.
For $2,255.00, the result is 2,255.00.
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