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 Say Picture Functions
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 B  Display numbers left-justified    | X  Display DB after negative numbers
 C  Display CR after positive numbers | Z  Display zeros as blanks
 D  Display date in SET DATE format   | (  Enclose negative numbers in parens
 E  Display date in British format    | !  Convert alpha characters to upper
 R  Insert non-template characters    |
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 Say Picture Template Symbols
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 A  Display digits for any data type  | !  Convert alpha character to upper
 N   "                                | $  Display dollar sign instead of
 X   "                                |    leading space in a numeric
 9   "                                | *  Display asterisk instead of
 #   "                                |    leading space in a numeric
 L  Display logicals as "T" or "F"    | .  Specify a decimal point position
 Y  Display logicals as "Y" or "N"    | ,  Specify a comma position
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 Get Picture Functions
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 A    Allow only alpha characters
 N    Allow only alphabetic and numeric characters
 X    Allow any character
 9    Allow digits for any data type including sign for numerics
 #    Allow digits, signs and spaces for any data type
 L    Allow only T, F, Y or N
 Y    Allow only Y or N
 !    Convert alphabetic character to upper case
 $    Display a dollar sign in place of a leading space in a numeric
 *    Display an asterisk in place of a leading space in a numeric
 .    Display a decimal point
 ,    Display a comma

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