Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

Guardian Procedure Calls (F)
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FORMATCONVERT[X] Procedure
conversion input
INT:value
Specifies the type of conversion to be done:
0 Check validity of format only. No data is stored into
iformat. The scale
information is stored in the
scales array.
1 Produce expanded form with modifiers and decorations. This requires
additional storage space, but the execution time is half that of version 2
(below). The size required is approximately 10 times
eformatlen.
2 Produce compact conversion, ignoring modifiers and decorations. The
resulting format requires little storage space, but the execution time is twice as
long as version 1 (above).
Related Programming Manual
For programming information about the FORMATCONVERT[X] procedure, refer to the
Guardian Programmer’s Guide.