If you use the edit string character S (uppercase letter S) only
once within an edit string, one of the following results can
occur:
o If the field's value is positive, the character S inserts a
plus sign (+) into the edited value.
CDO Edit S9
String:
DTR Edit +9
String:
Field Value: 6
Edited +6
Value:
o If the field's value is negative, the floating sign character
inserts a minus sign (-) into the edited value.
CDO Edit S9
String:
DTR Edit +9
String:
Field Value: -8
Edited -8
Value:
o If the field's value is zero, the effect of the floating sign
character depends on the language reading the field.
CDO Edit S9
String:
DTR Edit +9
String:
Field Value: 0
Edited +0
Value:
If you use more than one floating sign character at the
beginning of an edit string, the S character suppresses
leading zeros before inserting a plus sign (+) or minus sign
(-) into the edited value.
CDO Edit SS99
String:
DTR Edit ++99
String:
Field Value: 0054
Edited +54
Value:
You cannot use the S character within an edit string that
contains another character designating a sign.