Format User Defined Text
Description
The following text formats may be used with the Format function. Text
formats may be combined to create the user defined text format. User defined
text formats may not be combined with other user defined formats or predefined
formats.
User defined text formats can contain one or two sections
separated by ';':
• form - format for all strings
• form;nullform - nullform: format for empty and null strings
Parameter Description
@ char placeholder, insert char or space
& char placeholder, insert char or nothing
< all chars lowercase
> all chars uppercase
! fill placeholder from left-to-right (default is right-to-left)
\c insert character c
"text" insert literal text
Example
'#Language
"WWB-COM"
Sub Main
Debug.Print Format("123","ab@c") '"
ab1c23"
Debug.PrintFormat("123","!ab@c") '" ab3c"
End Sub