Vector Basic Interpreter Basic 80 Reference Manual - page 90
A minus sign at the end of the format field will
cause
negative
numbers
to
be
printed with a
trailing minus sign.
PRINT USING "+tt.ti
";-68.95,2.4,55.6,-.9
-68.95
+2.40
+55.60
-0.90
PRINT USING "tt.ti-
";-68.95,22.449,-7.01
68.95-
22.45
7.01-
A double asterisk at the beginning of the format
string
causes
leading
spaces
in
the numeric
field to be filled with asterisks.
The
**
also
specifies positions for two more digits.
PRINT USING "**i.t
";12.39,-0.9,765.1
*12.4
*-0.9
765.1
$$.
A double dollar sign causes a dollar sign to
be
printed
to
the immediate left of the formatted
number.
The
$$
specifies
two
more
digit
positions, one of which is the dollar sign.
The
exponential
format
cannot
be
used
with
$$.
Negative numbers cannot be used unless the minus
sign trails to the right.
PRINT USING "$$llt.#i";456.78
$'456.78
**$
The **$ at the
beginning
of
a
format
string
combines
the
effects of the above two symbols.
Leading spaces will
be
asterisk-filled
and
a
dollar
sign
will be printed before the number.
**$
specifies three more digit positions, one of
which is the dollar sign.
PRINT USING "**$#i.#t";2.34
***$2.34
A comma that is to the left of the decimal point
in
a
for.matting string
causes
a comma to be
printed to the left of every third digit to
the
left
of
the decimal point.
A comma that is at
the end of the format string is printed as
part
of
the string.
A comma specifies another digit
position.
The comma has no effect if used
with
the exponential
(AAAA)
format.
PRINT USING "itii,.ii";1234.5
1,234.50
PRINT USING "iiii.ii,";1234.5
1234.50,