Topic       : The GFA-Basic Compendium
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View Ref-FileMODE n

n: iexp

With MODE the representations of the decimal point and the 'thousands comma' as
interpreted by PRlNT USING (and also by STR$() with 3 parameters) can be
reversed. This allows the use of the continental method of representing
numbers.

In addition, MODE selects the format of the date representation used by DATE$,
SETTIME, DATE$=, and FILES. The parameter n can be between 0 and 3. The
following may then be used:

    Mode  USING     DATE$
    0     #,###.##  DD.MM.YYYY  (default)
    1     #,###.##  MM/DD/YYYY  US
    2     #.###,##  DD.MM.YYYY
    3     #.###,##  MM/DD/YYYY

Memo: MODE does no range check at all on the parameter.