From d31103641648cfc48746b1765d7c0e52c3dfb714 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 18:39:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] FORMATS, PRINT FORMATS, WRITE FORMATS can only change the format of numeric variables. --- doc/variables.texi | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/variables.texi b/doc/variables.texi index 8fda7c1c..9b087882 100644 --- a/doc/variables.texi +++ b/doc/variables.texi @@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ FORMATS var_list (fmt_spec). @end display @cmd{FORMATS} set both print and write formats for the specified -variables to the specified format specification. @xref{Input/Output -Formats}. +numeric variables to the specified format specification. +@xref{Input/Output Formats}. Specify a list of variables followed by a format specification in parentheses. The print and write formats of the specified variables @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ PRINT FORMATS var_list (fmt_spec). @end display @cmd{PRINT FORMATS} sets the print formats for the specified -variables to the specified format specification. +numeric variables to the specified format specification. Its syntax is identical to that of @cmd{FORMATS} (@pxref{FORMATS}), but @cmd{PRINT FORMATS} sets only print formats, not write formats. @@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ Variables within a vector may be referenced in expressions using WRITE FORMATS var_list (fmt_spec). @end display -@cmd{WRITE FORMATS} sets the write formats for the specified variables +@cmd{WRITE FORMATS} sets the write formats for the specified numeric +variables to the specified format specification. Its syntax is identical to that of FORMATS (@pxref{FORMATS}), but @cmd{WRITE FORMATS} sets only write formats, not print formats. -- 2.30.2