Number formats

Numeric data has cultural characteristics that international applications must address. For example, numeric separators (decimal and thousands separators) and currency symbols differ across locales and regions. Therefore, OpenEdge applications provide the capability to store, manage and display data in formats that meet the needs of the international market. The following table defines the number formats that are supported by OpenEdge SQL.

Table 44. OpenEdge SQL Number Formats
Format	Example	Definition
$	$999	Returns a value with a leading dollar sign.
,	9,999	Returns a comma in the specified position (not a thousands separator).
.	99.99	Returns a decimal in the specified position (not a fractional indicator).
0	0999 9990	Displays and positions a leading or trailing zero.
9	9999	Sets the number of significant digits to be displayed. Displays the leading space if positive, leading minus if negative. Leading zeros are blank except for a zero value returning a zero for the integer part of the number.
D	99D9	Returns NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTER in the specified position. The default D character is (.).
G	9G99	Returns NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTER in the specified position. The default G character is (,).
L	L999	Return the local currency symbol NLS_CURRENCY in the specified position.