Numeric Template Syntax
Numeric templates consist of one or more special characters. A special character represents some set of characters. The end user can enter any character in the set defined for a special character in the position occupied by the special character.
When you create a numeric template, use one special character for each space of the column width. For example, “$$$$” specifies that the column is four digits wide and a dollar sign should be printed to the left of whatever number is displayed in the field.
Note: You must use quotation marks around the template characters when you specify a template in the Property Inspector. Likewise, if you are setting the FormatString attribute in your 4GL code, you must use quotation marks. For more information about the FormatString attribute, see the Language Reference Guide.
You can include any printable character directly in a template by preceding it with a backslash. For example, to include the percent symbol in a template, enter \%. The backslash does not appear in your data.